True to form, The Davis Enterprise used its Sunday edition several weeks ago to issue its formal endorsements for the three City Council seats up for grabs on June 5. If this seems a bit early to some, it’s actually not, given the large numbers of voters who cast their ballots absentee these days. Many … Continue Reading
One warm April morning, my partner and I decided to hop on Amtrak and spend the day walking the streets of Berkeley. After a big and delicious breakfast at Bette’s Ocean View Diner (without the ocean view, of course), we made our slow trek — stopping at interesting shops and pottery galleries — from south … Continue Reading
Two of this country’s most forward-looking writers — whose carefully researched books describing life in the future have won multiple awards — will speak Saturday at the Whole Earth Festival about where current trends might take us in coming centuries. Kim Stanley Robinson, a longtime Davis resident, and Paolo Bacigalupi, a Colorado author, will speak, take … Continue Reading
All are invited to Grace Valley Christian Academy’s community open house at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at 27173 County Road 98, in West Davis. The evening will include a special program with information about the school, an all-student performance, classroom tours and light refreshments. Grace Valley Christian Academy is in its 14th year of educating kindergarten … Continue Reading
Davis children, are your library fines building up? In lieu of paying them back, you can “read them off,” thanks to a program back for the fifth year at the Stephens Branch Library. The campaign targets children and young adult library card holders, ages 5 to 18, who are able to read by themselves and … Continue Reading
We salute these fantastic businesses! Welcome to the annual edition of The Davis Enterprise’s Readers’ Choice results. See all of the 2012 Readers’ Choice award winners! Yolo County has many wonderful businesses, services and people who go above and beyond. We at The Enterprise like to give them a well-deserved pat on the back by … Continue Reading
In Wednesday’s Readers’ Choice section, Curves West Davis, 1260 Lake Blvd., should have been listed as the second-place winner for best customer service in Yolo County. We regret the error.
The headline of a Los Angeles Times article dated Aug. 18, 2009, is: “Obama tells veterans Afghanistan is a ‘war of necessity.’ ” From the article: ” ‘This is not a war of choice. This is a war of necessity,’ Obama told the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars Conference.” It would appear that Claude Garrod … Continue Reading
Dear Annie: “John” and I have been married for 15 years. He is a wonderful person and a great father to our two young girls. Our relationship is fine on the surface, but it’s emotionally empty. There is little intimacy, which has been an issue throughout our marriage. It manifests itself periodically in arguments that … Continue Reading
Korematsu Elementary School students, from left, David Greenfield, Rocket Drew, Andrew Rauchway and Sam Ault, defend their Battle of the Books crown last week at the school. Earlier in the month, students read a collection of books and, during the one-day battle, teams competed to answer the most questions about the books correctly. Battles are … Continue Reading
I love Davis. I love Rebecca. I love chocolate. I love my kids. I love my grandkids. I love wine. I love my friends. I love my neighborhood. (Unlike most folks polled about electronic use, I do not love my cell phone.) We use the word “love” to express such disparate feelings that it must … Continue Reading
It’s time to vote for your favorite businesses and individuals in the annual Davis Enterprise Readers’ Choice poll. Now is your chance to reward all those people and businesses who have won your loyalty. Voting is online at www.davisenterprise.com/readerschoice beginning Sunday and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 15. A ballot also appears on Page A8 of today’s … Continue Reading
Dear Annie: My good friend “Ben” met “Kim” during his first week as a freshman at college. Three weeks later, Ben called to tell me they were getting married in a month. Both of their families were shocked. Ben is usually a sensible guy, but since he met Kim, he has been unpredictable and seems … Continue Reading
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