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Fitness trainer extraordinaire Sandra Augustin does it all. Not only has she started her own business(Fitness Rehab in Midtown Sac), she's come up with a great and easy beauty product we all have in our home! Think about it. You wash your face w...

Happy Meals are getting a little trim down. McDonald’s is now adding apples to all its happy meals and cutting back on fries. The fast food restaurant has pledged to reduce sugars, saturated fats and calories.

I've always been proud of the small, island community where I grew up. I remember riding bikes with my best friend along the shoreline, the small Fourth of July parades, the Encinal-Alameda High rivalries that consumed the relatively small city of nea...

I have a new phrase with friends about "going Tiger Mom" when referring to getting tough on kids. It's coined from the controversial book by Yale professor/mom/author Amy Chua, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." The book enraged American moms with her...

  I love, love to run. I will run in rain, injured and on little sleep. I have to run. I have seen people run without shoes. I've seen people run into bushes to relieve themselves. And I've heard of people not even bothering to stop. That's crazy, ...

We all know it's tough to watch the pump when you fill up your car these days. We've been reproting the high gas prices for weeks. But there's a lot more than high gas prices that are blowing my family's monthly budget. Turns out everything from coffe...

So are we becoming too PC? In recent years I've been greeted more and more with "Happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas". I get that not everyone celebrates Christmas but I do. So if you're a friend, our Christmas card to you will say "MERRY CHR...

Construction is nearly done on the Red Robin in Woodland. This is right next to the Costco and Target on I5.

    One of our favorite things to do is try burger joints around the valley. We've tried everything from hole-in-the-wall restaurants and upscale dining spots.

We went to the legendary Iceland skating rink in that was destroyed by fire last year. What a treasure this place is. There is still no roof and lots of work to be done. But you can see people are enjoying this wonderful facility.