Walking into the new Tapas Downtown Restaurant & Bar, I was taken back to the simple, small plates of a favorite restaurant in San Francisco, Ramblas, an incredible tapas restaurant and bar that serves traditional Spanish tapas, sangria and most… Continue Reading
Disneyland transforms for the holidays By Lauren Brooks Disneyland donned its best Halloween costume to celebrate the season. Smiling jack-o-lanterns peered out of windows on Main Street while candy corn littered Disney’s California Adventure park. The ghouls of “Tim Burton’s… Continue Reading
I think it is time for me to say arriverderci to my bulimia. I need to put it back where it belongs, somewhere safe in my mind where I don’t think about it anymore. I could continue to write about… Continue Reading
Dear J, I’m so unhappy with how the election turned out. I’m so sad, mad and frustrated that it’s beginning to affect my work and family life! I’m obsessing! Help me! Fran B. Dear Fran, The long, torturous election season… Continue Reading
Avid Reader Judith B. puts together these mini-review tables periodically for friends and other readers. I’ve always found her recommendations to be right on target, whether they’re for children or adults, action-Jackson fans, mystery lovers, just-get-me-through-the-flight readers, foodies or those… Continue Reading
By Carla Jackson Any relationship would be taxed if one of the parties involved insisted on winning all the time. Golf, tennis, racquetball – what if your friend just HAD to win every game, refused to relinquish the ball and… Continue Reading
Photo source: www.edb.utexas.edu What if you wake up one morning and have to face the fact that you’re a single mom, have only $15 left, three kids to feed, a mother who’s moved in with you, and by the way, she’s starting to… Continue Reading
By Bridgette Brick-Wells On Sept. 2, the Healthy Lunch & Lifestyle Project (a local nonprofit) began serving lunches to our two pilot schools. On that first day, we served 42 lunches. Less than three months later, we have grown to more than… Continue Reading
I have a suit that I bought several years ago from a local men’s shop. I don’t wear suits on a daily basis because our work is pretty casual, but I wanted a suit to use for special occasions. I… Continue Reading
 President-elect Barack Obama cannot appoint Sen. Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. Frankly, I think Sen. Clinton would do a good job. But her husband, President Bill Clinton, is too much of a liability. I’m sad to say this, because… Continue Reading
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