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Local Business & Event (Davis & Sacramento)

Davis Astronomy Club: Free Perseid Meteor Showers Party, Stars Viewing

August 12, 2010

Explorit’s Astronomy Club is hosting a Perseid Meteor Showers party Thursday, August 12, 8 PM, Fairfield Elementary (26960 County Road 96, Davis). The event is FREE and open to anyone interested in astronomy. Click HERE for the newsletter announcement. Adding to the show will be viewings of Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. The Perseids should [...]

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Davis Downtown Sidewalk Sales, Friday Artabout

July 9, 2010

The Davis Downtown Sidewalk Sales starts today! Click HERE for the list of participating business. For example, The SPCA thrift store is having a 50% off sales all weekend, from 7/9 through 7/11, also to coincide with the Davis 2nd Friday Art About.

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Locals: Cultivé Frozen Yogurt $4 for $8 (50% off)

June 30, 2010

Get $8 worth of Cultivé Frozen Yogurt for $4, for the next 14 hours only, from Groupon – the collective community deal site. See my first review of Groupon HERE. They just started the deals in Sacramento but many other cities have daily deals too. There are three Cultivé Frozen Yogurt in Sacramento, Davis and [...]

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Locals: Davis Summer Reading Program (Children and Teens) Sign Up Info

June 16, 2010

This Summer in Davis, read and get a goodie bag, or win a prize for teens! Just received this from the Davis library. Don’t forget the Davis Summer Reading Kick-off today! Non-Readers (younger children): Sign up and each child will receive one coloring sheet and a sticker for each library visit. Receive a goodie bag [...]

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Locals: Summer Reading Kick-off Event Today (Davis library)

June 16, 2010

Summer Children’s Reading Kick-Off Activities at the Davis library today, 6/16: Make a Splash Make Waves @ Your Library. Schedule of events: 5:00-6:00 – Music, snacks, face painting, raffle*, Explorit presentation & stories 6:00-7:00 – Water & Boating Safety presentation by the Yolo County Marine Patrol Search and Rescue *Children ages 3-18 who have registered [...]

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Thrift Find: Casio Baby-G Sweet Poison Watch (New In Box)

June 12, 2010

Baby-G Sweet Poison Casio Digital Watch ($65 at Amazon) is $2.5 (same price as the Kenwood CD-Player, ha!). New in box, works perfectly, no new battery needed. Original manual included, with proof-of-purchase stamp from Dubai International Airport Duty Free Shop. When there’re details like that, I like to contemplate why this brand new watch from [...]

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Capay Valley Free Organic Farm Tour (Saturday)

June 11, 2010

Free Organic Farm Tour! Farm Fresh to You, with their organic farm located in Capay Valley, CA (40 minutes from Davis, near Cache Creek Casino), is having a FREE Farm Fest tomorrow, Saturday, June 12, 11am-3pm. Click HERE, enter zip for event info. Come visit the farm, take a trailer ride, meet the farmers that [...]

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Locals: Half Off Davis Creamery ($10 for $5)

June 8, 2010

Get 50% off Davis Creamery, for the next 16 hours only! Pay $5 for $10 worth of ice-cream, from Groupon – cheap summer treats for the whole family

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SPCA Thrift in Davis: $10 a bag Day!!

June 7, 2010

Update: I just checked with the store and there’re NO restrictions, everything from better items to higher priced shoes, are in! I got: (3) skirts, (6) tops, (2) pairs shoes, (2) kids, (1) waist pouch, (2) plates, (1) denim grommet jacket, all in excellent condition, yes I fitted all into my one paper bag Notable [...]

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Locals: Davis Library Booksale Today

June 4, 2010

The Davis library book sale is here again, June 4-6. Times are as follows: Friday noon to 2 p.m., members only, join at the door Friday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ($5/bag) Books range from $.5-$1 (children’s) to $2+ (adult’s). All proceed goes [...]

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Winner! Mothers and Baby Source Giveaway (May)

May 27, 2010

And the winner for the $20 Mother & Baby Source Gift Certificate is comment #8 – Susan! On my question “What is one baby item you couldn’t do without”, Susan Said: “I follow on reader. I loved using a sling with my 3rd child — I wish I had discovered it with my two older [...]

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Restaurant.com 80% off (Pay $2 for $25 Gift Cert.)

May 24, 2010

Get 80% off at Restaurant.com till May 31, pay only $2 for a $25 gift certificate (normally $10). Use code FLAG. Note: What I like about the site is you could pay with Paypal and not a credit card so less worries! I like to buy those for day trips too in the area – [...]

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Noah’s Bagel: Buy a Sandwich, Get 1 Free Coupon

May 21, 2010

Buy 1, get 1 free Noah’s Bagel Thin Sandwich! Click on the “offer” page of Noah’s Bagel after you “like” them, and get a coupon for Buy one Turkey-Bacon & Avocado, Turkey or Tuna Bagel Thin Sandwich, get one free. Till 5/30. Update: Just brought (2)  sandwiches with the coupon – they’re $4.29 each, so [...]

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RadKIDS Self Defense for Children: Davis Police

May 20, 2010

This summer, Davis Police Department will be hosting radKIDS classes for children, see the flyer HERE. Our family has attended both this class, and the RAD Self Defense for Women – highly recommended! RadKIDS is an awareness course designed specifically for boys and girls in two separate age groups; children 5 – 7 and 8 [...]

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