Setting Limits: Small Device Use

Modern smart phones and the culture surrounding small device use is a wonderfully complex topic. While these devices have given parents security in being able to track and communicate with their children as well as giving people of all ages the ability to maintain long-distance […]

Gliding All Over

This season marks the 15th anniversary of hockey in Stockton. Started in 2005 when the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies relocated to Stockton and was renamed the Stockton Thunder, the ECHL team (third tier underneath the National Hockey League and American Hockey League) called the portside […]

Top 20 Health & Wellness Trends for 2020

To say there is a lot going on in this booming, $50+ billion industry would be an understatement. On any given day, you can go on social media and easily discover a new workout, supplement, or “healthy” recipe. While social media may not always guide […]

Winter Escapes

Whether you’re looking for the perfect destination to hit the mountain, or you simply want to enjoy the snow from a cozy cabin, there are plenty of winter hideaways in both California and Nevada to satisfy your seasonal craving for cold. Learn more about the […]

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Give Back this Holiday Season

Women’s Center Youth & Family Services 620 N. San Joaquin St., Stockton, (209) 941-2611, WCYFS.org WCYFS, a Stockton nonprofit, offers two opportunities for community members to help their cause over the holiday season. The first is by adopting an individual or family from a local […]

Jayden’s Journey

Jason David’s son, Jayden, was diagnosed as an infant with Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of life-long epilepsy categorized by frequent and prolonged high-intensity seizures that are often drug-resistant. Even so, by his fifth birthday, doctors had prescribed Jayden 22 anti-seizure pills per day that […]

Being Santa Claus

Darrell Phillips, 80, has been Santa Claus for 39 years. His first gig was at the Clements Buckaroos Christmas Party, a private event for members and their guests. Since then, he’s kept busy being Santa, dressing up in a red suit and donning a full […]

The State of Religion

San Joaquin County is riddled with houses of worship. Within the confines of the county, we see people from all walks of life, a true testament of diversity in this melting pot of a community. And many of these people practice different religions. From Hinduism […]

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A Foodie’s Guide to Santa Rosa

When the 2017 wildfires hit Santa Rosa, they decimated acres of land on the outskirts of town. But these fires didn’t come down from the hills—leaving the historic downtown in tact. In fact, while the farmlands have been rebuilding, Downtown Santa Rosa has continued to […]

Good Luck, Good Food, Good Sake at Midori

There are a wide variety of Asian restaurants to choose from in San Joaquin County, but there are also a wide variety of Asian cuisines to try. Picture this: It’s date night. You want Thai food, but your date wants Chinese. Solution? Get Both. When […]

Buzz-Buzz

Have you ever ordered a dessert from Rosewood Bar & Grill, lightly drizzled in honey? Have you sampled the bruschetta-wrapped peaches finished with honey and crème frâiche? For Chef Ian Bens using local ingredients has always been important, which is why he cooks with local […]

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