Calistoga’s Historic Rail Hub Slams The Brakes After Short-Lived Revival
Calistoga Depot, the painstakingly restored 1868 train station on Lincoln Avenue, is hitting pause less than a year after its big comeback. Owner Michael Madden announced on social media that Sunday will be their last day for now, temporarily shutting down most of the complex’s dining and bar operations. The closure...
Historic Villa Restaurant in Santa Rosa To Reopen as The Junction
After closing in 2022, the historic Villa restaurant — long a backdrop for prom dates, anniversaries and birthday dinners — sat empty for three years, slowly deteriorating as real estate developers eyed the site. The sprawling building, with its vaulted ceilings and sweeping views of Annadel State Park,...
You’ll Drive Miles Out Of Your Way For The Pastries At This California General...
There’s a white two-story building on the Sonoma Coast that’s been making people pull over since 1868, and it’s not because their GPS told them to make a U-turn. You know you’ve found something special when a place has survived more than a century and a half without a single Instagram filter to help it along.
Clover Sonoma Scoops Back into Ice Cream with Four Super Premium Flavors
Image Credits: Wikimedia; licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. For me its avocado and salmon 24/7 :) Density and Creaminess Set a New Standard (Image Credits: Unsplash) Petaluma, California – Clover Sonoma marked its return to the ice cream category with a super premium line featuring four indulgent flavors set for...
Santa Rosa prepares for March 28 No Kings protest as police expect record crowds
The Santa Rosa Police Department is preparing for crowds even larger than last fall’s march, which drew more than 10,000 people, one of the biggest demonstrations in the city’s history. photo credit: Shandra Back Protesters line the streets in Guerneville with signs during October’s No Kings demonstration. A...
California Community Steps Up When 27 Dogs Found In Crates Push Shelter Capacity Past...
Social media usually delivers cheerful updates and quick smiles, but followers of the Napa County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center in California recently came across something far heavier. Near a roadside outside Calistoga, twenty seven small dogs were discovered crammed into crates, left behind in a way that felt...
Between Santa Rosa And Fort Bragg Is A Redwood State Park With Hiking, Camping,...
Few landscapes define Northern California quite like its towering redwood forests. Whether it's the old-growth ancients at Big Basin Redwoods State Park or the timeless groves at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, it's not a true NorCal experience if you don't see at least one redwood tree. Navarro River Redwoods...
$200K mammoth tusk shattered at Top of the Rock; two men face felony charges
Once the accused man grabbed the tusk, he allegedly tried to hang from it, causing it to break free and fall to the floor.
Santa Rosa child molester sentenced to 342 years in prison
(KRON) — A Santa Rosa child molester was sentenced to serve 342 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting four minors. Juan Ferrel-Gonzalez, 42, was sentenced by Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Ken Gnoss on Tuesday. District Attorney Carla Rodriguez said, “We are thankful for the jury’s service in this case...
Mexican-American Lila Downs: voice of culture and social justice
SONOMA, Calif. - During Women’s History Month, the power of Latin music and the women shaping it took center stage in Sonoma and Santa Cruz counties. Over the weekend, Lila Downs returned to the Bay Area for back-to-back performances, bringing a mix of tradition, activism, and celebration to the stage.

















