The Davis Genealogy Club invites community members to hear about the “Highs and Lows of Cleaning Out a Family Estate” with sisters Susan Steinbach and Marilyn Schiveley. They’ll speak at 1 p.m. Monday, April 30, at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. Schiveley and Steinbach will relate their story of cleaning out the family … Continue Reading
By Dwight Barnett Q: I’m going to replace a broken spring for our garage door. The home-store salesman said I needed to replace both springs even though only one is broken. Is this true? A: A majority of homes use overhead doors for the garage entry. In a few older homes I have found doors … Continue Reading
Five candidates for three seats on the Davis City Council were on the hot seat Thursday evening at the first campaign debate of the season. They fielded questions from the Davis Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee about water, budgets, housing needs and downtown density. Lucas Frerichs, 32, chairman of the Planning Commission, was randomly … Continue Reading
If you’re looking for some hard-rockin’ local music that deviates from the skinny jean, angular haircut, hipster set, check into the Yellow Jacket Motel. What started as a cover band has morphed into one of the best local rock bands to hit the scene since Middle Class Rut. Check them out at 9 p.m. Saturday … Continue Reading
The volunteer organization that supports Mondavi Center’s arts education and outreach, the Friends of Mondavi, will again open the Center’s Gift Shop in the Grand Lobby from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29. This annual “brunch and browse” event is free as is parking on campus. A large array of holiday-themed and gift-giving items will … Continue Reading
The nonprofit Otwetiri Project will host its third annual “A Taste of Ghana” dinner and silent auction Saturday, to raise money to help furnish a school in a rural village in that country. The event will run from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. The Davis-based nonprofit has raised … Continue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. He moved technology from garages to pockets, took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them. Jobs, who founded and ran Apple, told us what we needed before we wanted it. “To … Continue Reading
The nonprofit Otwetiri Project will host its third annual “A Taste of Ghana” dinner and silent auction Saturday, Oct. 22, to raise money to help furnish a school in a rural village in that country. The event will run from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. The Davis-based nonprofit … Continue Reading
Marking its return to Davis, Warmington has introduced a collection of spacious family homes, Mahogany Lane, in South Davis. The model homes opened Saturday morning. Only 28 homes comprise the Mahogany Lane neighborhood off of Montgomery Avenue near Mace Boulevard. Prices begin in the low $700,000’s. Eight affordable homes have been integrated into the neighborhood … Continue Reading
I want to publicly thank Dennis Dingemans, who retired from UC Davis but who has a new career as a bike czar for our Old North Davis neighborhood. Dennis takes lost and abandoned bikes, and/or bikes that are being sold at garage sales and need work, and turns them into effective, usable modes of transportation. … Continue Reading
Community service is par for the course for many Davis kids, whether it’s part of a Boy Scout or Girl Scout project, a requirement for honor society, part of the bat mitvah experience or simply a desire to make a difference. One of the favorite beneficiaries of youth largesse in Davis is the Yolo Crisis … Continue Reading
It all started the summer of 2009 with a trip to the Philippines. A mother and daughter were merely hoping to reconnect with their Filipino heritage, but they returned from the islands with much more than they had anticipated. Zita Demaree, a budget and finance assistant at UC Davis, along with her daughter, Alicia, a … Continue Reading
It’s easy to get people staring at the newly restyled, 2012 Volkwagen Eos — particularly when the convertible hardtop is down and a nearly 4-foot-tall, bright yellow M&M’s character is strapped into the back seat. VW doesn’t include the big, plastic M&M’s character, but I picked up the cheerful candy store display at a garage … Continue Reading
Catalina Rodriguez of Winters was in high school when her 18-month-old son died of complications from cerebral palsy. Now an incoming sophomore at Solano College, she has been named a qualifier for the national “Most Influential College Student” award by StayClassy.org. Rodriguez is one of only 30 college students or organizations across the country up … Continue Reading
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