On Monday in Modesto, a 10-year-old boy was caught a tad off guard when a hunk of ice the size of a bowling ball crashed through the roof and hit him on the head. The poor little guy was probably scared out of his mind. All nine people inside the house (Was there a party we were not invited to?) fled when the ice came through the living room ceiling. A hole in the roof......

The people who have entertained us with screw-top wine and housed one of our favorite places is taking over additional Bay Area territory with the announcement that a new airline, Virgin American, will be based at SFO. If approved, Virgin'll be the only major airline based in California, and will have the potential to create as many as 2,000 local jobs, with an eventual additional 20,000-30,000 indirect jobs across the country. Once approved by......