Santa Rosa CA

Downtown Napa just got a little more theatrical. Normandie, a French-influenced restaurant built around a dedicated martini bar and tableside service, has opened its doors on Main Street. The room leans into classic Continental showmanship, with soufflés, flambés, and carved-for-two mains sharing the spotlight with a wine program that mixes Champagne and Bordeaux labels with local Napa producers. The restaurant, which...

True dive bars are rare creatures in Marin. For my green they include the 2 A.M. Club in Mill Valley, Smitty’s in Sausalito, Smiley’s Salon in Bolinas and the Silver Peso in Larkspur. Aficionados can argue that Pete’s 881 Club and the No Name deserve mention in this small club.

Miniature golf, AKA mini golf, pee wee golf, or goofy golf, is always a fun activity for families with kids of all ages. Grab a butter and a ball and compete to work your way through through whimsical and imaginative courses where you navigate through miniature castles and putt around colorful sculptures. It's always gives you such a sense of achievement when you sink...

The Cottages at Little Saint are a short walk from the town square in Healdsburg, but when I stepped through the door, I felt like I’d fallen down a rabbit hole. There were no Cheshire cats, talking rabbits, or Queens of Hearts, but I felt like Alice in Wonderland all the same, with geometric patterns on the floor, whimsical artworks on the wall, and...

Sonoma County’s retail and service scene is buzzing this month, with several well-known employers hiring part-time and full-time help. If you enjoy helping people and keeping things running smoothly, these roles are worth a look.

Tomorrow, the Marin County Board of Supervisors will meet to consider awarding more than $800,000 to fund affordable housing in the west part of the county. This would include money from Measure W, which was passed by voters in West Marin County in 2018. The measure established a four-percent tax...

A renovated farmhouse on the Healdsburg-Geyserville border in Alexander Valley is currently listed for $3,650,000. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom dwelling has a saltwater pool and its own Cabernet vineyard, covering a checklist of Wine Country home must-haves. East Coast transplants Cheryl and Steven Foland purchased the home in 2018 and moved...

(KRON) — A wildfire burned multiple acres in Sonoma County on Sunday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the 6300 block of Briggs Ranch Road in Geyserville at around 1:47 p.m. Forward progress was halted by 6:22 p.m., fire officials said. Crews remained on scene into the night to put out hot […]

Sonoma County’s courts are hiring! If you’ve got legal or language skills, there are several solid openings right now with the Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma in Santa Rosa.

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. - The Central Marin Police Authority has agreed to pay a 64-year-old financial planner $3.15 million after officers stunned him with a Taser and arrested him as he was suffering a grand mal seizure in his bedroom. Bruce Frankel's settlement. What we know:. In an interview Monday,...