Harm Reduction: Second Annual ‘Food Not Fentanyl’ Event
On June 21, 2019, Micah Sawyer Jr. was found dead by his mom. He was 22 years old and had been sober from heroin for six months before relapsing. The batch he acquired was laced with fentanyl. Game over. In its second year, Food Not Fentanyl is a celebration of...
Inside The Porch Kitchen, a Tucked-Away West County Favorite
Chef Lisa Boisset is obsessive about making nearly everything at her tiny Sebastopol bistro from scratch. Stocks and sauces, dressings and focaccia croutons — the longtime caterer and classically trained French chef can’t imagine doing it any other way. At her recently opened Porch Kitchen, even the ketchup...
Heart Of Gold Band Reunites To Celebrate Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay
Family, friends, and fans gathered at Petaluma’s historic Mystic Theatre over the weekend for a celebration honoring the life, music, and legacy of Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay. Coinciding with what would have been Donna’s 79th birthday following her passing from cancer on November 2nd, 2025, the two-night affair brought
Historic North Bay cheese company says goodbye after 94 years
(KRON) — After nearly a century, a beloved North Bay cheesemaker is grating its last wheel and closing its doors. Vella Cheese Company announced its closure on Monday on Facebook. The multigenerational family-owned business cited ongoing financial challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. “The financial demands o
‘Irate’ customer threatened to shoot, kill San Rafael bank employees: PD
(KRON) — A 72-year-old Petaluma man was arrested a week after “an irate customer” allegedly entered a San Rafael bank and threatened to shoot and kill the employees, according to the San Rafael Police Department on Tuesday. SRPD said detectives discovered several guns, including two unserialized rifles, during his arr
Union-Busters ‘Are Using ICE To Intimidate’ California Wine Industry Workers – The Wine Industry...
(HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA) – Well-known California Union-Buster Raul Calvo called Workers at the Rodney Strong Vineyards into a meeting. Salvador Ramirez, who’d labored among big wine tanks for 12 years, says he was shocked by what he heard. “He said he was just going to give us the information that he got in an e-mail t
Top Chefs Torch Octopus and Tomahawk Steaks at Graton’s New Savor Sonoma Fest
Octopus sizzled over open flame and whole lambs turned on an aspen-wood dome as Graton Resort & Casino threw open the gates on its first-ever Savor Sonoma festival, a two-day food and wine celebration that drew Top Chef alumni and Sonoma County's own culinary stars to Rohnert Park. The inaugural event ran Friday and Sa
Teamsters settle strike at 15 CalPortland ready-mix concrete plants in Northern California
More than 350 concrete ready-mix drivers at 15 CalPortland plants in Northern California who went on strike Aug. 6 have reached an agreement to renew their one-year contract, averting further disruption to construction projects. Drivers voted to ratify a contract providing “industry-standard” increases in wages and hea
California cannabis industry woes are hitting home in the North Bay
Despite getting some modest state and local tax relief in recent months, licensed cannabis growers, manufacturers and retailers say they’re still fighting for survival in what’s become an increasingly costly and oversaturated business. Legal producers and retailers say they face fierce competition not only with each ot
A Healdsburg Artist Preserves Stunning Sonoma County Landscapes on Canvas
Blue skies are bandied about in song lyrics from artists such as Irving Berlin, Louis Armstrong, and Electric Light Orchestra. They’re the subject of small talk on a cloudless, sun-drenched Sonoma County afternoon. And then you meet Healdsburg artist Christopher Leith Evans, and realize how inadequate the word “blue”..
