One man’s failure to obey a red traffic light landed him in the hospital and left at least three others with minor injuries Saturday evening, Davis police said. The four-vehicle crash occurred at about 6:15 p.m. at Fifth and G streets, where 54-year-old William Henderson of Davis sat waiting for the red light to change … Continue Reading
Dear Annie: My friend “Alicia” has been married for more than two decades and has two very intelligent children. But she is married to a man who doesn’t work and has a lot of problems. “Steve” left his job after a confrontation at work and has been living off of disability insurance, claiming he is … Continue Reading
Parked along the local rails and largely going unnoticed, railroad freight cars are the intriguing subject of the March solo exhibit at Gallery 625 in the County Administration Building in Woodland. Davis fine arts photographer Lorenzo Kristov regularly stops for hours at a time to look closely at freight cars using his camera’s viewfinder. In … Continue Reading
The Davis Musical Theatre Company’s Young Performers Theater will present “Stuart Little,” the saga of an intrepid 7-year-old mouse who sets out on the adventure of a lifetime, opening Saturday and continuing through Sunday, March 27, at the DMTC Performing Arts Center, 607 Peña Drive in Davis. Performances are at 2:15 p.m. Saturdays throughout March, with … Continue Reading
Longtime rice farmer Howard R. Plank will present his new book, “The Central Sacramento Valley Story: Reclamation, Irrigation, Farms, Rice and Machinery” at 1 p.m. Saturday at The Avid Reader, 617 Second St. in downtown Davis. Readers will learn about California history, from Spanish settlement through the Gold Rush and into the 20th century, when … Continue Reading
Author Benjamin Dangl will present his new book, “Dancing with Dynamite,” at two Davis events on Friday. He’ll be in 230 Wellman Hall on the UC Davis campus at noon at an event sponsored by the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas, and at The Avid Reader, 617 Second St., at 7:30 p.m. The wave of … Continue Reading
Do you want some quick and easy ways to cut your expenses and hang on to more of your money? Then try today’s Cool Davis Low Impact Challenge. “The challenge is aimed at getting the citizens of Davis to reduce their carbon impact by taking one or two different simple, concrete, positive steps each day … Continue Reading
The West Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department invites local residents to its 33rd annual pancake breakfast fundraiser from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Lillard Hall. Proceeds from the all-you-can eat breakfast will be used to help build an on-site training facility. Tickets are $9 for adults, $6 for children ages 7 to 12 and free … Continue Reading
If you know an individual, business or nonprofit organization that has gone above and beyond to improve the environmental quality of life in and around Davis, nominate them for the city of Davis’ Environmental Recognition Award. Last year’s recipients were Marshall B. Hunt, individual; Davis Farm to School Connection, nonprofit; and the Hallmark Inn, business. … Continue Reading
A Davis Bridal Faire on Saturday, April 23, will allow couples to talk with the wedding professionals who ultimately will make their wedding day a success and gather ideas for their wedding day. The city of Davis Community Services Department is seeking vendors for its 2011 Bridal Faire. The cost of renting a vendor booth … Continue Reading
Enrollment is under way for the spring “Peer to Peer” course, a free, 10-week recovery education course for people with a serious mental illness. The course, coordinated by NAMI-Yolo, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is led by a team of trained mentors, who themselves have a mental illness and are … Continue Reading
The Sierra Club plans “brrrisk” morning walks on Tuesdays and Thursdays year-round in Davis. Walkers meet at 7 a.m. at Peet’s Coffee & Tea in The Marketplace shopping center at Covell Boulevard and Sycamore Lane in North Davis. The fast-paced walks typically cover 4.5 miles in 90 minutes. The group returns to Peet’s around 8:30 … Continue Reading
Parents who are wondering what and who’s behind marketing to children are invited to a free screening of the film “Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood.” The film examines the practices of a marketing machine that sells kids everything from junk food to violent video games. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, … Continue Reading
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