The Lodi Chamber of Commerce’s Hispanic Business Committee will promote what it offers to local business people at a mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Mariscos Las Islitas seafood restaurant, located in the Big Kmart shopping center at 550 S. Cherokee Lane.

(BPT) - Families have many special traditions to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Starting new traditions around these days is also common. If your family is looking for some new ways to enjoy Mother’s Day or Father’s Day this year, check out these tips and gift ideas that will help make your celebrations special:

(BPT) - Después de que la familia de Carol Vanderploeg sufriera una doble pérdida de empleo en la primavera pasada, le surgió la preocupación de cómo podría asumir el costo promedio mensual de $1,300 del medicamento por receta para la epilepsia de su esposo.

(BPT) - After Carol Vanderploeg’s family experienced a double-job loss last spring; she worried about affording the $1,300 average monthly cost of her husband’s epilepsy prescriptions.

Holiday shoppers had three choices if they wanted to get their gifts early. Friday was Black Friday, in which stores offered goods that brought shoppers to the store before the sun rose. Saturday was Small-Business Saturday, which had great participation from Downtown Lodi merchants. Then there was Cyber Monday, where people could purchase discounted items, but only through the business' website.

Check the ads. Make your list. Ready the team. Black Friday is coming more quickly than ever, with many stores starting their sales on Thursday night. Eager shoppers looking to score a great deal may leave the Thanksgiving table for a quick nap before heading to the stores.

(BPT) - Cuando desaparece la conmoción de la temporada de fin de año, es fácil olvidar su verdadero significado. Recompensar por la ayuda recibida y ayudar al prójimo es lo que le da su connotación especial a esta temporada. Por eso, cuando vaya apresurado de tienda en tienda comprando regalos para su ser querido, podría preguntarse cómo puede marcar la diferencia. Algunos pasos simples pueden ejercer un gran impacto, y resulta tan fácil como entregar obsequios que beneficien a más de un destinatario.

A Lodi man was shot in what police suspect was a gang-related incident last week.

Independence Day is just around the corner, and several nonprofit groups in Lodi are ready to help you celebrate.

Between 8 a.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Lodi Police Department recieved 299 calls for service. Below is a sample of those calls.

The News-Sentinel's Relay for Life team will collect donations, register cancer survivors and sell luminaries from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in front of Kmart, 520 S. Cherokee Lane.

It depends where you go in Lodi to see how crowded it is the day after Christmas.

Clovis Baptiste may have become a success story by escaping the poverty of Haiti and becoming manager of the Big Kmart store on Lodi's Cherokee Lane, but he longs to rescue his large family in his homeland.

Set out your running shoes and travel coffee mugs. Black Friday sales are starting in a matter of hours. Are you ready?

From front-of-the-line campouts to the checkout line, here are tips to having a successful Black Friday shopping experience in Lodi.

Carla Jean Norman-Rodriguez, 47, of Lodi, died Sept. 10. She was born Sept. 5, 1964, in Northridge.

I want to thank the owner of Lodi Hair Designers in the Kmart shopping center who found and returned my wallet. Everything was intact. They made several phone calls to find me. It was a pleasant ending to a scary experience.

A big smile hardly leaves Yee Tsui’s face as she greets her customers in the dining room after preparing their elaborate sushi rolls behind a glass counter. 

While final totals are not yet in from fireworks sales, a majority of the six nonprofit leaders who took part said they are pleased with the money their organizations raised this weekend.

Saturday's DUI/driver's license checkpoint netted 12 arrests, including six for driving under the influence, according to the Lodi Police Department. The checkpoint was conducted on Cherokee Lane between Vine and Poplar streets.

Sometimes, dining out is just too expensive. But when you can sit down for an entire meal for between $4 and $6, going out to eat becomes a treat again. 

Dear Barbara: Summer is going to be here very soon and I like to make cold soups for those warm days. My question is, how do I chop the herbs (like basil, mint, etc.) without them turning black?

You live near Highway 99 on the north side of the Mokelumne River, but you don't have a car. That means you can't cross the river over the Highway 99 bridge, which is just a stone's throw away. Instead, you must walk or bike 2.5 miles west to Lower Sacramento Road and south through Woodbridge.

Mark Owens is the franchise owner of two Liberty Tax Service centers in Lodi. The native of Connecticut moved to Lodi in the early 1990s and purchased the two Liberty franchises in 2006. He also works as a self-employed real estate appraiser for his company, Owens Appraisal Associates.