Black Friday Shopping: Local Savings and Specials

by Michelle Ventress on November 24, 2009

in Viewpoints

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I‘ll admit it. I enjoy shopping more than the average person. I’m not just your average shopper, however. I was a frugalista before frugality was popular. There are those few, rare occasions when I feel as though I can shop to excess, while staying within a reasonable budget, of course. One of those days is just around the corner. Oh the sweet smell of 4 a.m. specials on blenders, makeup, pillows, and televisions. Black Friday sales make my heart beat a teensy bit faster from the joy of it all. Read more –>


October 11, 2009

Target Opens Doors to Throngs of Happy Shoppers

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The Sacramento region has two brand new Target stores to welcome this week. The first is a LEED certified wonder near Mace Blvd and 80 in Davis. The second calls the Zinfandel Square Shopping Center home, and is really a newer, larger, cleaner, bigger, better version of the previous store.
With a soft opening last Wednesday, Target fans from [...]

September 25, 2009

H1N1 Vaccine to Begin Arriving in Two Weeks

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Last spring, all we heard about on the evening news was the Swine Flu. First, there were three cases in America. Then 12. Then there were six cases in Nothern California. The authorities were cautioning an epidimic and  because innocent pigs were suffering, today we call it the H1N1 flu. Now, in a matter of days, the H1N1 vaccine will be readily [...]

September 24, 2009

Goodwill Store Practicing Patience in Opening New Store in Rancho Cordova

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On September 21 2009, the Rancho Cordova City Council voted to temporarily ban new thrift and resales shops from opening in a specific area of Rancho Cordova. This decision established a 45 day moratorium on the establishment, expansion or relocation of any resale shops pending additional review by City Council of the zoning regulations that [...]

August 3, 2009

City Plans to Improve Access Between Target and Kohl’s Locations

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The Kohl’s and Target at Zinfandel and Olson Drives are both on track for their grand openings in October, and the City of Rancho Cordova is planning even more improvements to the Rancho Cordova Town Center even after the stores open.
The Target location currently stands as the main focus of the shopping center, and the former Mervyn’s building where Kohl’s [...]

June 17, 2009

Iranian Social Media Revolution

The Iranian post election protests continue. Supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi have held another big rally in northern Tehran. Hours before, thousands of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s supporters staged their own protest in the city center.
Tough new restrictions have been imposed on foreign media reporting, but that hasn’t stopped images from being [...]

June 16, 2009

The Rancho CordoVan Makes Commuting a Breeze

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The City of Rancho Cordova in coordination with Sacramento Regional Transit has created a new public transit option in the city limits. The Rancho CordoVan is designed to easily transport commuters from Cordova Town Center Light Rail Station into the heart of downtown Rancho Cordova.
There are twelve conveniently located stops running along Zinfandel Dr., White [...]

June 9, 2009

Park District Board Faces Tough Decision on District Administrator Edmonds Fate

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An Op-Ed Piece from the Publisher of the Rancho Cordova Post
On Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:30 pm the Cordova Recreation and Park District will be holding their Board of Directors meeting in building #2 at 2197 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova. Among other items on the agenda is the performance evaluation of the District [...]

June 6, 2009

An Open Letter to the Community from Gone to the Dogs

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June 5, 2009
Fellow Dog Owners and Dog Lovers,
The purpose of this letter is to update you on the efforts to establish the Cordova Recreation Park District’s (CRPD) first off-leash dog park. The effort, spearheaded by the “Gone To The Dogs!” Committee, has received a temporary setback after five years of hard work because of [...]

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