Davis Life Magazine

Hi.  I’m Walking Bob, and I was browsing the shelves of my local used stereo equipment, book and office supply store, also known as the SPCA Thrift Store, when I saw a familiar face.  Former Emerson teacher and current performer on the Americana music scene, Rita Hosking, didn’t have a guitar in hand, but she [...]

Hi.  I’m Walking Bob, and as I put together this 72nd Walking Bob blog entry, I need your help.  In the past, readers have suggested things they’d like me to look into and write about, like the houses traveling down Third Street shown above.  However, I need a new list of great ideas and what [...]

Hi.  I’m walking Bob, and after 35 years in Southern California I had pretty well forgotten about the beauty of the changing of the seasons that has added so much color to Davis in recent weeks.  When I started to write this article, it was even more colorful, but the recent winds did their best [...]

Hi.  I’m Walking Bob and I encourage you to walk, drive, bike or grab a bus down to the Davis Odd Fellows Hall to catch one of the most eloquent and nimble-fingered musicians in Davis, Dave Nachmanoff, in concert on Sunday, December 4 at 2 p.m. I was in the audience at Dave’s last local [...]

Hi. I’m Walking Bob. In the summer of 2009, I was walking up the Mace Overpass when I noticed what looked like the beginnings of a really big swimming pool near Ikeda’s.  Over the next few months I watched the East Area Tank (EAT) emerge as a water tank that holds four million gallons of water and [...]