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Few American craft breweries have achieved the kind of cult status that Russian River Brewing enjoys. Best known for its legendary Pliny the Elder and the annual frenzy surrounding Pliny the Younger, the California brewery has played an outsized role in shaping modern American craft beer, particularly when it comes to

Health care workers, visitors and anyone else who isn’t a patient will be required to wear masks in patient care areas of certain Sonoma County health facilities starting next month, under a new county health order meant to blunt the spread of respiratory illness through the winter. The rule applies regardless of vacci

The Sonoma Valley is in mourning Monday, Oct. 5, following the weekend announcement of the death of retired Kenwood Fire Chief Daren Bellach after his two-year battle with bladder cancer. He was 55. “On behalf of the Schell-Vista Fire Department, we extend our deepest condolences to Daren’s family, friends, and...

PETALUMA, Calif. - A plane crashed in a field in Petaluma on Wednesday morning, killing the two people aboard and leaving the earth scorched in the field where it landed, police said. Speaking at an impromptu news conference, Petaluma police Lt. Zilverio Rivera didn't identify the people or say how...

Two people were killed when a homemade plane crashed in a field shortly after taking off from Petaluma Municipal Airport, setting the aircraft on fire and prompting the closure of a nearby street.

Diamond Quanta Inc. is establishing a North Bay operations and process development center in Petaluma, where the Mountain View company developing diamond materials for electronics and optics is building its first major pilot manufacturing system and expects its first locally produced parts within months. The company ca

The Flamingo Resort turns back the clock for Resort-O-Rama, a four-day celebration of midcentury design, style and splendidly retro diversions. This weekend’s offerings range from seminars on Walt Disney, Bay Area architecture and 1950s cuisine to cocktails, DJs and a classic supper-club dinner featuring San Francisco

ROHNERT PARK, CA (October 6, 2026) — Graton Resort & Casino will host Fright Night, a Halloween celebration featuring a $5,000 costume contest, live music, a Michael Jackson impersonator and a photo booth on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Taking place in The Council, Fright Night...

ROHNERT PARK, CA (October 6, 2026) — Graton Resort & Casino awarded Mixologist Tommy Cracraft of Fern Bar top honors and a $5,000 cash prize at the Full Tilt Mixology Competition on Monday, Sept. 28. The Prohibition-inspired showdown brought together 10 of the North Bay’s premier bars and restaurants...

Economic forecasts are often lumped together with weather forecasts because both draw criticism when they are wrong. While such an analogy sparks many a bad, overeducated dad joke about economics, a key similarity to weather forecasts lies in the choice of forecast horizon. Weather forecasts have long-term versions (th