Santa Rosa CA

Agricultural billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick debut the new tasting room for their Napa winery, Lewis Cellars.

California’s wine country is feeling the squeeze — and fast. At least five wineries have suddenly closed or scaled back operations in 2025, a sign that the Golden State’s once-booming…

Hello and welcome to this week’s dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. The folks at...

NAPA VALLEY, Calif. — I have not been writing much lately for two reasons: The first one is I adopted a dog. Not just any dog, but a Siberian husky, surrendered to the Napa animal shelter because she was “a runner.” I didn’t fully understand the term but learned that two sets of people had given up because of her...

Larissa Connors rolled into the finish of the 2025 Mega Hopper after 36 hours and 33 minutes of relentless riding, claiming 5th overall and first among women in the audacious 416-mile self-supported ultra. The 39-year-old from Santa Rosa conquered the absurdly ambitious linkup of nine legendary Grasshopper routes on...

Ever had one of those breakfast epiphanies where your taste buds suddenly wake up and say, “Oh, THIS is what we’ve been missing all our lives”?. That’s exactly what happens at Hank’s Creekside Restaurant in Santa Rosa, a humble brick building that’s serving up what might be the most life-changing crab cake benedict...

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a SMART train in Petaluma yesterday. The Petaluma Police Department reported that the SMART Train Dispatch Center notified them about the tragic event, which took place near the railroad trestle bridge that spans over the tributary of the Petaluma River. Emergency personnel from...

Lake County, California – When detectives from the Santa Rosa Police Department arrived at a Lake County home

The rally featured protesters marching from the Junior College and Juilliard Park and converged on Doyle Park. photo credit: Michelle Marques Allison (left) and Debi display their protest signs in Santa Rosa at the No Kings rally. Thousands appeared at the No Kings protest in Santa Rosa on Saturday, October 18 th ,...

SAN FRANCISCO - More than 120 cyclists are making their way down the California coast to raise money for athletes with disabilities. The group is averaging 100 miles per day for a week, going from Santa Rosa to San Diego. It's called the Million Dollar Challenge. Dig deeper:. Twenty-four of...