Andy Hinds | Parenting The last thing I need right now is a hobby. My almost 4-year-old twins no longer nap, and rarely stop moving, talking or needing. And yet I have been overcome by a strange compulsion.
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Sign up for our eNewsletterSign up for our eNewsletterGlobal Gumshoe | Ron Stern I am frequently asked where my favorite place is to visit. Since I have traveled to Switzerland more than any other country, I suppose the answer is obvious. What’s not to love? Spectacular snow-covered mountains, safe cities, fabulous hotels, chocolate and natural and man-made attractions always beckon me to return.
Read MoreAura-Soma practitioner finds true colors A Whim & A Prayer | Celene Adams The Japanese word “ma,” roughly translated, means empty, which was how Aura-Soma Color Care practitioner Kyoko Tanaka felt a few years ago after her only daughter graduated from high school and left home for college.
Read MoreSomething missing in your old house? William Van Dusen would like to help House Calls | Michael Good One hundred years ago, it took David Dryden and a crew of about a dozen people with hand tools over a month or so to build a three-bedroom arts-and-crafts bungalow. Today, it takes a hostile guy in a loader an afternoon to turn a Dryden house into a pile of splinters.
Read MoreAndy Hinds | Parenting Having lived in my home in North Park for almost 10 years, sometimes I feel like an old-timer. I find myself more and more telling recent transplants on the block about the people who lived in their house three owners ago, and how different things were way back in the “aughts.”
Read MoreBy Jason Alderman | SDUN Guest Columnist Congress could well debate the debt ceiling, tax reform and other important economic issues until the cows come home, but one thing’s for sure: if you don’t pay your income taxes – or at least file for an extension – by April 15, you could be in for a world of financial hurt.
Read MoreAndy Hinds | Parenting Last Friday, some friends and I converged upon a certain pan-Asian North Park eatery, whose exterior wall is adorned with a mural of a hipster gremlin riding atop a pink Tyrannosaurus Rex, enjoying refreshing cocktails along with zesty noodles, savory won-tons and spicy chicken.
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