School is out and all those young fertile minds will be unleashed and out of the classroom for more than two months. The dilemma for many small business owners and working parents is how to keep your children engaged and inspired during the summer.

Graduation week means different things to different people.

A while back, I reviewed the free, online PC tools Microsoft makes available by visiting onecare.live.com and clicking on the Safety scanner link. There you find three online tools: Protection, Clean up, and Tune up.

As you open your Saturday morning Napa Valley Register, wine auction guests visiting the valley are enjoying the ultimate wine country experience and preparing for tonight’s auction at Meadowood Resort.

Ev Parker

Nothing is more satisfying than the taste of homegrown herbs fresh from the garden.

I usually make one trip a year to Mexico. For many years we organized fishing trips with Dan Healy and took many happy Napans to Mexico to fish for the big marlin, sailfish, dorado, tuna and many other ocean favorites.

This is a departure from the usual format of this column. With Auction Napa Valley upon us, I thought I’d like to share one of my fondest memories of the several auctions I’ve attended. 

The call in the night

For more than three decades, Joseph Phelps Vineyards has been making wines that rightfully belong on the table with the best of both Old and New Worlds.

Dear Len & Rosie, My father just passed away in May, after my mother’s death in January. He was 82 and was not in good health, especially after my mother’s death.

The Daughter’s Inn has new owners.

Here is a scenario I often see when designing a financial plan. Mike and Barb have invested in rental real estate property for years.