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TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Saving money at the grocery storeGrocery stores are hungry for our money at holiday time. Ads pop up in our mailbox, emails, apps, and TV. Buy our frozen turkey! Order table-ready turkey dinners...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Nov. 5, 2023There are no comments yet. 2223 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
How to instill a love of nature in kids?When I was a kid my family used to downhill ski pretty often. We would be on the mountain for most of the day, shivering on the way up, speeding down, slurping...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 29, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Nov 4, 2023 at 10:18 am | 10 comments | 6450 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Get an Early Education about On and Off-campus HousingCollege-bound high school students and transfer applicants from community colleges usually consider the academics as well as the likelihood of admission when they...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Nov. 2, 2023There are no comments yet. 1999 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Otter update, trick or treat expectations, high stakesOtter update: My role model, Otter 841, has resurfaced once again in the waves of Santa Cruz. She initially rose to prominence after videos spread of her aggressively...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Nov. 1, 2023There are no comments yet. 2021 Views
COUPLE'S NET
National Do Something Nice DayOctober 5 was National Do Something Nice Day. Since we missed the actual day, let’s all do something nice every day for the next seven days. These acts...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 8, 2023Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Oct 21, 2023 at 7:05 am | 16 comments | 11869 Views
TIM TALK
Life Sciences Summit highlights Tri-Valley's prime location and work forceOver the last 10-15 years, the Tri-Valley start-up ecosystem has evolved to be an ideal place to launch a company. Panelists and speakers at the 4th Tri-Valley...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 20, 2023There are no comments yet. 1985 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Graduate Fellowships and Scholarships Provided by OrganizationsMany graduate fellowships are provided by universities and are restricted to the pursuit of a masters or doctoral degree at that university. However, those are not...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 20, 2023There are no comments yet. 2031 Views
TIM TALK
Surprising findings on poverty in the Tri-ValleyIf you are poor in the Tri-Valley, you have an even more uphill battle than those with similar income living on the Bay side. The assumption here, in schools, is...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 12, 2023Last comment by Michael Austin , on Oct 19, 2023 at 7:06 pm | 9 comments | 2343 Views
TIM TALK
Thursday post will be up Friday morningcovering live news. thanks for reading, Tim ...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 19, 2023There are no comments yet. 883 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Owl be there for youDuring the pandemic my partner and I would go on long walks through our neighborhood at night after dinner. On one of these walks we stumbled on a tall palm tree...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 18, 2023There are no comments yet. 1975 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Electric Home Tour -- What were your takeaways?
Were any of you able to attend the Electric Home Tour on Saturday? If so, I’d love to hear what you took...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 15, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 16, 2023 at 4:50 pm | 2 comments | 8412 Views
TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Finding Italy at Gianni's in San RamonI recently acquired an addiction to pasta. Last month I visited Italy twice on wine press trips and averaged twice daily pasta consumption. Returning home, I...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Oct. 16, 2023There are no comments yet. 3907 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
California's solar power will plummet during Saturday's near-total solar eclipse. But your lights will stay on.On Saturday morning a solar eclipse lasting about three hours will obscure most of the sun across the full expanse of the state and beyond. The eclipse will eliminate...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Oct. 8, 2023Last comment by Sherry Listgarten, on Oct 15, 2023 at 10:10 am | 7 comments | 11840 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Condors in CaliforniaOf my partner's many talents, one of the most impressive is her ability to spot hawks while on drives, daily walks, or hikes. Anybody can look in the sky and see...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 11, 2023There are no comments yet. 1985 Views
TIM TALK
The governor provides a welcome surpriseGov. Gavin Newsom provided a surprise over the weekend when he vetoed a bill that would have given unemployment benefits to striking workers after two weeks on...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Oct. 5, 2023Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Oct 7, 2023 at 9:40 am | 6 comments | 2280 Views
NOTES ON THE VALLEY
Let's get a move onThe hardest part of moving is getting used to where everything is in the kitchen. The packing, taking down pictures, loading, coordinating movers, driving, unloading,...
Original post made by Monith Ilavarasan on Oct. 4, 2023There are no comments yet. 1892 Views
TRI-VALLEY FOODIST
Making wine for 140 years merits celebrationHow does a family honor the 140th continuous year of operating their business? For the fourth and fifth generation of the Wente family, a casual harvest dinner...
Original post made by Deborah Grossman on Oct. 2, 2023Last comment by Doug Miller, on Oct 4, 2023 at 7:27 am | 1 comment | 2264 Views
DOING COLLEGE
Considerations for Balancing Cost and RewardFurthering education typically requires more student loan debt. This is especially true for prospective graduate students who wish to study in a field that was not...
Original post made by Elizabeth LaScala on Oct. 4, 2023There are no comments yet. 1726 Views
A NEW SHADE OF GREEN
Common GroundSometimes it feels like there is little common ground between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to climate change. We don’t agree on the cause, the...
Original post made by Sherry Listgarten on Sep. 24, 2023Last comment by Eddie, on Sep 30, 2023 at 6:52 pm | 4 comments | 11225 Views
TIM TALK
Labor unions win big in SacramentoThe California Legislature wrapped up its two-year session a week ago and sent more than 900 bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Checking out the post-session news coverage,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 21, 2023Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Sep 28, 2023 at 7:16 am | 9 comments | 2570 Views
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