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Christina Ivazes has just become one of the very first EcoBrokers(R) in our area. To her, it's another natural spoke in the conscientious wheel of her life's passions. To locals, it means a lot more than we might initially imagine.

First, there's Green Real Estate, which is about selling and seeking out homes that are energy efficient. Christina Ivazes is a REALTOR(R) with Keller Will…

Sue Duroncelet, L.C.S.W, was originally a music therapist, although she wanted to eventually work with children. But from the moment she heard Harville Hendrix speak at an engagement in Santa Barbara, she was inspired to alter the course of her career.

With the help of Hendrix's theory, Sue realized that working with couples would eventually help children. Because helping couples…

It's nearly 100 degrees outside, and it feels even hotter beneath the glaring un-forgiveness of the direct sunlight. But sprawling on a checkered blanket or lounging in a beach chair underneath the lush trees at East Sac's Bertha Henschel Park, all is as fresh and rosy as a well-iced mint julep.

It's Saturday night and locals in the know that's it's time agai…

'In All Disease Look First to the Spine' ~ Hippocrates, Father of Medicine

Rick Bonar, Doctor of Chiropractic, grew up milking cows on a farm in Kentucky, so he realized at a young age that farming was very hard work. Coincidentally, he was often told that he had "Dr.'s Hands", and this innocent comment compelled him to consider actually becoming…

June 22, 2006 ~ The ladies exit the limo to cameras flashing and an entourage awaiting their arrival. It's a beautiful morning - the sun is shining and there's a light breeze rustling the leaves overhead. As they enter Butch & Nellie's there's an assured excitement in the air, not to mention the aromas of fresh-baked goods and just-roasted cof…

Race for the Arts, a 5k fun run/walk and children's fun run, is a charity event benefiting nonprofit performing, visual and cultural arts programs, as well as drama, art and music school programs. And this summer, the 8th Annual Race for the Arts will take place at a neighborhood park near you on Friday, August 18 at 6PM.

"It all began with Carolyn Reid's concept of getting…

Bradley Cimino asks me a lot of very specific questions. While I don't know exactly how they have to do with my overall health, I sense that the accuracy of my responses is more important than I may fully realize, and I am old enough to understand the significance of subtlety. After All, the traditional doctors caring for me the past 10 years could not decipher the subtle clues my…

There's a lot of barking going on about the upcoming Doggie Dash, but it's all in good, whisker-licking fun... because it's just about time for the SPCA's 13th annual fun run/walk benefiting the Sacramento SPCA. And you can not only partake in the festivities, but really help make a difference... "one step at a time."

The beneficiaries of this event are the thousands of animal…

If you haven't met Marylon and her entourage of helpers/employees... If you haven't perused the beguiling and time-loved finds beneath the WX Freeway at 21st Street... If you haven't visited vendors with corndog, kettle corn or coffee in hand on any given second Sunday of the month... My goodness ~ I have to ask ~ Have you really bee…