With online music downloads dominating the music industry, it’s no shock that stores like Dimple Records are feeling the vibe. The Davis store, at 212 F St. next to Starbucks, announced recently that it’s closing in mid-June. Dimple sells music, movies and games. According to an employee, the Davis outlet is closing so the chain … Continue Reading
I went to San Diego last Saturday to attend the Craft Brewers Conference. This has become, in a few short years, the largest annual gathering of brewers on the planet. There were more than 3,000 brewers, wannabes and suppliers at the fully sold out four-day event. Though my dear guide and I normally would attend … Continue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO — After going four straight games without holding even a single lead, the San Francisco Giants were hoping for a big performance from Madison Bumgarner. He delivered with his arm and bat. Bumgarner shut down Milwaukee for seven innings and added an RBI double to win his eighth straight home start, helping the … Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 38 points and Andrew Bynum followed up his playoff-opening triple-double with 27 points and nine rebounds, as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 104-100, on Tuesday to take a 2-0 series lead. Pau Gasol had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Lakers, who still … Continue Reading
You learn a lot about your travels after you get home. Friends ask questions and, in answering, you discover what was important from your trip. This happened to me after my husband and I returned from our cruise in the eastern Mediterranean. Today I narrow down my experiences to one sight, one sound and one … Continue Reading
By Lauren Keene and Tom Sakash With two days to go until Picnic Day — UC Davis’ annual open house that draws tens of thousands of people to campus and the city — local businesses, law enforcement and the university’s Greek organizations are pulling together to avoid the booze-related problems that have marred previous years’ … Continue Reading
The Davis High School lacrosse team has 13 wins and 0 losses on the season, so far, and is ranked among the top teams in California. I mention this for three reasons: 1) Grandson Sam, who first appeared in this column as a tiny newborn more than 16 years ago, is now an imposing defenseman … Continue Reading
When the Team Livestrong Challenge comes to town Sunday, June 24, organizers of the cycling event have done a very smart thing … In presenting three rides from 20 to 100 miles long, this gathering to raise money to fight cancer, increase disease awareness and help survivors is now good to go for even the … Continue Reading
The Davis Odd Fellows Lodge has announced that 14 new members have been initiated into the lodge. The new Odd Fellows range in age from 23 to 64 and include retail managers, music teachers and musicians, homemakers, construction managers, physicians, prep cooks, students, marriage and family therapists, brewmasters and real estate agents. They are JuDee Archuleta, Evan … Continue Reading
It does not happen often but I am always pleased when I know something before I read it in The Economist or Time or USA Today or the New York Times Book Review or The Bee. Such an event just happened. The occasion also would please my mother who, superstitious as she was, believed that … Continue Reading
In response to two unsettling Picnic Days — one marred by drunken violence and the other by an alcohol-fueled tragic accident — the city of Davis continues to try to rein in the partying, primarily downtown. For the second straight year, city leaders have put out a call to Davis bars and restaurants with liquor … Continue Reading
I am so, so disappointed in the evolution of the Giants-Dodgers rivalry. There once was a day that if you ever played for one of those two teams, you would never play for the other. Heck, Jackie Robinson retired rather than accept a trade to the Giants. It was once the greatest sports show on … Continue Reading
I have met some extreme beers and some extreme people recently. Beers first. Last week saw the end of Sacramento Beer Week. All over town, beer enthusiasts celebrated our burgeoning local beer market by attending special events; I attended two of them. The first was an Art of Beer beer tasting and art exhibit put … Continue Reading
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