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Usman Saeed, 26-year-old owner of Digital Copy Davis, spoke with The Aggie about the recent opening of his copy shop located on 920 Third St., Suite A. The Aggie: When did Digital Copy Davis officially open in Davis? Saeed: We opened on Jan. 1 of this year. When and how was it founded? About 12 […]

THURSDAY No more Ambien Someone was sleeping in the pharmacy section of CVS on East Covell Boulevard. FRIDAY Pancakes with a side of arson Someone was talking about setting things on fire at IHOP on Cowell Boulevard. SATURDAY The One per cent A driver in a Jaguar was throwing coins at cars on Richards Boulevard. […]

The notion behind the newly implemented Davis Flea Market sprung not from the small town in Northern California after which it is named but from across the Atlantic in Ireland. Lauren Norton arrived in Davis to begin her degree in the UC Davis Master’s Program in Creative Writing with a single suitcase. Norton left an […]

The first ever Davis Flea Market will be held Sunday in downtown. The E Street Plaza will host the new monthly market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Davis residents can sell books, CDs, furniture, clothing, knick-knacks, toys, arts and crafts and electronics. There will also be live music.

Davis Pedicab and Sudwerk collaborated to create the Pedi-Pints Club. People have to take the Davis Pedicab service to Sudwerk in order to receive discounts on beer. Sudwerk, located at 2001 Second Street, is part restaurant, part brewery, with the Davis Pedicab working solely with the brewery. The Pedi-Pints program operates from Thursday to Saturday, […]

The California State University Board of Trustees decided yesterday to cap new campus presidents’ pay to $325,000 a year. The salary ceiling comes as a result of outcry over a $400,000 pay package approved for a new president last year when tuition rose 12 percent. The new policy will also raise salaries by no more […]

Stewart Savage is the owner of Abaton Consulting, a small business in Davis. This month he became director of the Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA). The Aggie sat down with Savage to talk about his new position and his plans for the City of Davis. The Aggie: Where are you from originally? Savage: I grew […]

For many Davis residents, the wars of recent years are a foreign issue not affecting their daily lives. For those with close relatives serving in the military, there is a support group helping to comfort them. The Yolo Military Families group met Monday night at Black Bear Diner. The group was founded almost 10 years […]

Nominations for the Davis Environmental Recognition Award are due Feb. 10. Recipients will be chosen at the February Davis Natural Resources Commission meeting and Davis City Council will distribute the awards in April. Individuals, groups, businesses and nonprofit organizations are all eligible for the award. The city encourages those nominated to have gone above and […]

According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), a white vehicle – possibly a sports car – struck and killed a UC Berkeley student on Highway 113 on Jan. 21. A car with a front end a little bit low to the ground hit 21-year-old Vladimir Debabov before fleeing the scene, Woodland CHP Officer Bryan Konvalin told […]

The Cold Weather Shelter is one of the many local programs that provide services to the homeless. Founded in 1993 as part of Davis Community Meals, the shelter offers homeless men and women a warm, safe place to sleep during the winter months. Officially opening its doors in mid-November when temperatures begin to drop, the […]

THURSDAY Too wired A man was selling fiber optic cable door to door in a threatening manner on Luz Place. Time to sublet? Someone stole $300 of items from their roommate on El Segundo Avenue. SATURDAY Trolling Someone was yelling and singing under a bridge near Shasta Drive. Go with “run” A man was yelling […]