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April/May 2007

Cover Story

Places to Live

Places to Live

Where we’re moving, what we want and what is out there. Take a stroll through neighborhoods and towns in Napa, Solano and Yolo counties.

Features

We Are Ready

We Are Ready

Training for tomorrow while honoring the past.

Departments

Seasonings: The Hot Dog is Haute

Hot dogs are back in vogue with a brand-new pedigree.

10 Questions: Tracy Ellison

Tracy Ellison, as the Suisun Valley Agricultural Ambassador, is the very public face of the people who make the Suisun Valley one of the premier agricultural regions of northern California.

The Notebook: Their Angels: delivering good

From a venture that started with just eight people and a desire to show support for family and for people they have never met, Their Angels has enlisted a mix of military families and members of...

The Notebook: Prague

The music and history of Prague.

The Notebook: Consumer Electronics Show

High-Tech wonders abound at CES 2007.

The Notebook: Going Green: April/May

Like it or not, when we travel we contribute significantly to climate change.

Vrooom: Boyz Under the Hood

Two years ago, four men formed Boyz Under the Hood to see if anybody would join. Now, with 55 official club members plus their families...

Health Check: Gardasil

An important medical breakthrough for young women and girls.

Greater Good: All Companies Great and Small

If the holidays were rather distracting, then April—National Volunteer Month—is an excellent time to take stock of past contributions and future goals.

Bookbag: What Are You Reading?

When Andy Demsky had jury duty in his mid-20s, he picked up a book of Sherlock Holmes stories. “Over the course of two days of waiting to not be called, I was really taken in.”

Bookbag Junior: April/May

Terry Jacobsen, head of the new Fairfield Cordelia Library on Business Center Drive in Fairfield, says she loves selecting books for libraries. “I’ve been doing book buying for as long as I can...

Mic's Picks

6 great gifts for Mom and Dad

Marketplace: Chef Talk: Joseph Humphrey

Joseph Humphrey, executive chef of The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena, has his eye on the future by “making Meadowood the place to eat and drink.”

Marketplace: Cake creator extraordinaire: Julie Myers

Marketplace: Joe's Buffet

Dining Out: Restaurant Pearl

This culinary gem is a safe haven for locals who enjoy superb food and excellent service without the hustle and bustle of some of Napa Valley’s more publicized restaurants.

Wine Notes: Crisp and Clean

Say sauvignon blanc and many think of the great Pouilly-Fumés and Sancerres from the Loire Valley in France...

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