There’s nothing like a cupcake to put you in a good mood. Mix in some fashion and you’ve got one sweet combination.

A local couple is bringing a little bit of France to Napa.

Phil Aved has always had a foot in the shoe business. In 1956, Aved began selling shoes in a mall in Minnesota. During the 1970s, he became part of a hit shoe brand, Cherokee Shoe Company. 

Hey, it rained enough after all. When the reservoirs are full, we exhale with relief and let those water-rationing scenarios fade away. Then it’s back to business as usual — if you’re an ostrich.

Most adults received little formal training about finances as children, and have learned most of what they know from the school of hard knocks. The tuition for this school is usually expensive — it teaches by trial and error. Here are a few ideas to help you teach your kids or grandkids: