While I had been used to writing for just a business audience, I'm now writing for the news page on business topics. My mentor at work keeps reminding me to "cast a wider net" when writing for page one. This sometimes hurts my brain, as stories take longer to write and are sometimes two and three parts. I was happy to just write a daily story on the chalk street painting festival...
Cribs and Bibs closing
By JENNIFER HUFFMAN Register Business Writer While a slew of construction projects promise downtown revitalization, one longtime retailer won t be around to reap the rewards. Cribs and Bibs is closing its Napa store at the end of May, said co-owner P...
May. 21, 2007
Retailers: Surviving the building boom
By JENNIFER HUFFMAN Register Business Writer Michelle Hawkins would like downtown to become a haven for retail business. Hawkins, owner of home furnishings store Haven, at 1307 First Street, is determined to make it in a challenging retail environmen...
May. 21, 2007
Asphalt canvas
Eyes glowing, the red-eyed tree frog appeared to jump off the pavement, his green legs poised for flight. The frog may have drawn with chalk on pavement, but mother-daughter artist-team Christine Pasadis, and Michelle and Jessica Fowler, managed to c..
May. 20, 2007
Coffee to go?
People are buzzing with coffee talk as Napa's Caffino drive-up coffee bar finds itself in the middle of the Bel Aire Plaza traffic conundrum. Bob Taft owns the 31-location Caffino chain. Bel Aire Plaza is the chain's first location, and remains its m...
May. 14, 2007
Popular north Napa shopping center squaring off with traffic, parking woes
A street runs through it, and that is the problem. Looking to manage congestion that will only increase when Whole Foods opens in January, Bel Aire Plaza's manager is considering a number of traffic changes at the north Napa shopping complex. While a...
May. 14, 2007
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