Gay Smith has made many trips to Peru since starting Cafe Femenino with her husband, Garth, four years ago. This time, however, will be different.

Gala shifts spotlight to helping efforts of local nonprofits

David Allen found a small baggie of drugs discarded on his front lawn earlier this year. That was the last straw.After months of noisy late nights and strangers in and out of his neighbors’ houses, he was fed up.