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i turned my face away, and dreamed about you

After a busy week, and after we'd just had our annual Holiday Party at work (my belly filled up with hot chocolate), I popped downtown to have a festive pint in honour of the dearly departed Shane...

songs of times long gone

I still have a bunch of old cassettes from back home, kept in an adidas shoebox unplayed. It's such a retro item now that even the image of a cassette feels like something from some cool bygone ag...

Davisville, Dec. 11, 2023: A marquee writer returns to the Enterprise

Some individuals’ work in Davis is so visible that they end up personifying their jobs. Today’s guest is one of those folks — Bruce Gallaudet, a longtime, prolific writer about sports in Davis. A ...

Single Mom Strong

engagED voices feature key initiatives in the region to educate community members about the developments and critical work underway in our region. For this month’s feature, we talked with Single M...

Media literacy not new, but school inclusion is

daisy daisy, i’m half crazy

Here's another from November, I didn't include this in the last post because there were no autumnal trees in it. It did have a food truck parked at the Silo which I had to sketch, Daisy's, I think...

november’s gonna november

Since today's the last day of November, and tomorrow is December, here's a bunch of sketches from around Davis this past month showing the colourful trees they have nowadays. You've seen them, the...

Davisville, Nov. 27, 2023: The strikes, best and worst movies, and what’s ahead

Get yourself settled and turn off your phone, we're raising the curtain on our latest year-end movie show with Davis film critic Derrick Bang. We talk about the effects of this year's writers’ and...

Gift Basket Central returns

The Davis Farmers Market’s Gift Basket Central is back, offering free baskets and wrapping of market items on Saturdays. Every Saturday until the new year, shoppers can compile items for custom gi...

Annual Partner Meeting: Strengthen & Respond!

The Cool Davis Annual Partner meeting is coming up soon — Monday, December 4th from 5-7 pm at the US Bicycle Hall of Fame. Climate Impacts are upon us. Greenhouse gas reduction goals are cha...

across covell

I cross this street every single day, except those days when I don't leave the house. That sometimes happens on the odd weekend, I just forget, or I say, there's nothing much to see out there, I'v...

2023 Philanthropy Awards celebrate volunteerism - DMA honors Sara Marie

5 Cozy Soups for a Cold Winter

Greater Sacramento Economic Council Launches Entrepreneurship Initiative to Elevate the Region’s Startup Ecosystem

The Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) announced the organization will launch a robust entrepreneurship initiative during Global Entrepreneurship week within the organization to foster and...

Davis Picks It Up "In the Studio"

Extended Pre-Thanksgiving Market is Nov. 22

The day before Thanksgiving, the Davis Farmers Market extends its hours. This year’s annual Pre-Thanksgiving Market will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Central Park, 301 C St., Davis. On Wednesday, ...

A Brief History of Davis, California

A college town. A bike town. A farm town. The City of Davis is known as many different things to many different people. But not everyone is familiar with how, [...]

Buy, Eat, and Learn at Far West Fungi’s Retail and Restaurant Locations

Far West Fungi is a family-owned and operated mushroom farm in Northern California founded by John and Toby Garrone in 1983. This year marks Far West Fungi’s 40th anniversary. Their farms are spre...

Keenan Farms: Cultivating Excellence in Pistachio Growing

In the heart of California's San Joaquin Valley, where the warm sun and fertile soil create the perfect conditions for pistachio growing, there's a family-owned farm that stands as a symbol of exc...

Seascape Resort in Aptos, CA: A Cliffside Resort with Charm

Imagine waking up to the soothing sound of waves crashing on the shore and stepping out onto your private balcony to witness the sun rising over the vast Pacific Ocean. Welcome to Seascape Resort ...

Stirm Wine Co. – A Small Boutique Winery with Big Dreams in California’s Pajaro Valley

Ryan Stirm, winemaker at Stirm Wine Co., is about as down to earth as his small boutique winery which is hidden on a hillside in the Pajaro Valley. He didn’t plan to be a winemaker, but that’s the...

Harris Ranch Resort: Classy Western Vibes and Farm-to-Table Fun

Welcome to the ultimate getaway destination that combines the best of luxury and farm-fresh fun! Harris Ranch Resort, located in California's San Joaquin Valley, is an oasis that offers a unique a...

Family Tree Farms – From Humble Beginnings to Leadership in Ag Innovation

From humble beginnings in farm labor during the Great Depression to becoming a world leader in agricultural innovation, the Jackson family’s story is one of resilience, determination, and incredib...

There’s Something Cheesy at Bravo Farms – A Visit to Vintage Cheese

Bravo Farms is more than just another roadside attraction and a place to stretch your legs when cruising down Highway 99, it’s also home to Vintage Cheese, a small creamery that crafts unique and ...

Savoring the Bounty: A Fun-Filled Guide to Agritourism in Santa Cruz

When you think of Santa Cruz, the first images that come to mind might include stunning beaches, iconic surfing spots, and a vibrant boardwalk. But Santa Cruz is also a hidden gem for agritourism ...

Davisville, Nov. 13, 2023: Author of ‘Lost Subways’ book distills some insights for Davis

Jake Berman, who lived in Davis when he was younger, has developed a writer’s interest in something Davis has never had — subways. So he wrote The Lost Subways of North America — a Cartographic Gu...

Greater Sacramento Economic Council Launches Global Strategy and Partnership with Sacramento International Airport

The Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) and the Sacramento International Airport are excited to announce the launch of Globalizing Greater Sacramento, its groundbreaking international forei...

The Winters Tractor Parade: What You Need to Know

There are bike parades, boat parades, and golf cart parades, but in Winters, it’s all about the Holiday Tractor Parade. Winters is proud of its agricultural heritage, and that [...]

the tallest building in davis

Another campus sketch, drawn after work last Friday, the last workday of the year where there's any daylight to draw anything, because the clocks went back on Sunday morning; enter the dark times,...

Back to the TLC

You may remember the Teaching Learning Complex (TLC) that was officially opened over a year ago now, and I had drawn all the construction of it for a couple of years during the pandemic, and the c...

eighteen years later

Yesterday, November 5th, marked eighteen years since we moved to Davis. I had never even heard of Davis until a few weeks before. I knew quite a few people with last name of Davis (actually mostly...

the arboretum in october

More brown De Atramentis ink sketches, this time from different lunchtimes in the UC Davis Arboretum, at the end of October 2023. This October has been long, and I've been feeling super exhausted ...

raining champions

Fall came at last. We had one Sunday where it really rained, an absolutely deluge. I was staying indoors that day because knackered, so I didn't mind. This was the day I was trying out that new br...

21st.BIO

In 2023 Danish biotech startup 21st.BIO opened a 12,000-square-foot R&D facility in Davis, its first U.S. location. Founded in 2020, 21st.BIO is a technology and service partner for precision ferm...

two parks in north davis

I have been really enjoying sketching with the Lamy Safari and the De Atramentis Document Brown ink. I especially like drawing foliage with that stuff. Above, I was off sick that day, I woke up fe...

The Debate on Daylight Saving- It’s History and It’s Future

tiki stuff on the shelf

I recently got a couple of new Lamy Safari fountain pens, one Extra Fine and one Medium, to go with the Fine one that I've had for a while. I filled the Fine one with black carbon platinum ink, an...

Recenter, Strengthen, and Respond: A New Strategic Direction for Cool Davis

Cool Davis spent 2023 reflecting on the future and how we can be more effective in supporting our region and its communities. 2023 was a great year because of support from our partners, donors, an...

Green Finances Banking and Credit Cards: Aligning Your Money with Your Values

Looking to align your money with your values? Cool Davis is hosting two online “Green Your Finances” forums this winter, the first focusing on banking and credit cards, Wednesday, November 15 at 6...

Yolo Earth Day Pledger Wins Free Electric Moped, Appreciates Accountability

One of Cool Davis’s most exciting events this year, the electric moped giveaway, was the event on October 7, 2023, at the Davis Farmer’s Market! One lucky winner was chosen by Cool Davis board mem...