I’m delighted to report that the second annual online auction to benefit the ANC Carr Fire Scholarship Fund was a resounding success. Once again, thanks to the generosity of wonderful donors and bidders, come...
Author: Doni Chamberlain
By now I hope you’re aware of the 2020 ANC Carr Fire Scholarship Fund online auction. I wrote about it recently, and you may have noticed the site flooded with nearly 30 posts of each...
Dugan Barr was a wise and wonderful walking contradiction. His presence could command a room, yet in many social gatherings he was a man of few words, sitting or standing with a drink in...
Many kids will be out of school for winter break and will need something to do other than watch TV. Today’s activity will make kids – and birds – happy. In the last few...
Meanwhile, back at Noni Doni’s little sweatshop workshop, we bring you another holiday gift project for kids: Forced bulbs that will grow into beautiful spring flowers inside your home. This is probably one of...
Gird your loins, dear ones. The holidays are officially upon us. Prepare yourself for Facebook’s floodgates to open wide and release a tidal wave of idyllic photos and descriptions of the most well-adjusted, intact,...
I am excited and honored to announce that here at aNewsCafe.com we’re busily preparing for our second annual aNewsCafe.com Carr Fire Scholarship fundraiser via our upcoming online auction. I hope you remember last year’s...
I received this note from one of my favorite people last week: I learned last night that my sweet husband has invited five of his (giant) football linemen over for Thanksgiving, since they all...
Doni’s note: This is a 2015 Thanksgiving encore column with some of my favorite recipes. Different year, but we’re doing another Thanksgiving potluck, which makes me very happy. I’m bringing gravy, the cranberry relish...
The first time I wrote about George Economou was around 15 years ago for a newspaper story about his Greek baklava. That led to a deep friendship with George and his wife Sue Economou....
