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Mick Jagger attended Festival Napa Valley’s dance gala, where partner Melanie Hamrick presented classical ballet and a new work set to a Rolling Stones song.

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of spending an afternoon at Arrow & Branch Winery in Napa. They have some unique relationships with several other wineries. You see, besides producing their own award-winning wines, they also provide a custom crush facility for rather small wineries, as well as co-host tasting room

ROHNERT PARK, CA – AYA at Graton Resort & Casino has been honored for its wine program in Wine Spectator’s 2026 Restaurant Awards. The rooftop restaurant, which opened in May 2026 as part of Graton’s expansion, received the Best of Award of Excellence just two months after opening its doors. AYA is recognized among 4,0

A 48-year-old Santa Rosa woman is in custody following a series of confrontations in Sonoma on Tuesday evening. According to the Sonoma Index-Tribune, police initially responded to the Maxwell Village Shopping Center around 8 p.m. after the suspect allegedly argued with a driver, spit on his car, and slapped him. While

Sonoma County’s earliest grape harvest in at least 40 years began Thursday morning in the Russian River Valley, where crews picked Pinot Noir at Dutton Ranch’s Jewell Vineyard in what growers say could be one of the earliest harvests on record. As the golden morning light spilled across...

California regulators approved more than $74 million in grants to bring high-speed broadband to unserved communities across seven counties, extending the state’s effort to close rural connectivity gaps. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) awarded the funding through the California Advanced Services Fund (

Sonoma County now counts roughly 1,540 residents with county-issued permits to carry concealed firearms, a quiet surge that has reshaped the sheriff’s workload and packed more people into instructor-led range training. Permit holders interviewed by local reporters run the gamut from a Vietnam veteran to a real estate a

After sitting dark since early 2020, Petaluma’s former Kmart at Plaza North is finally back in business. Boot Barn and Hobby Lobby quietly opened their doors this week along the North McDowell corridor, with Grocery Outlet lined up as the third tenant later this summer. The onetime big-box anchor has been carved into s

Orthopedic surgeon Bob Geiger began his influential friendship with Hunter S. Thompson over a dinner party at the writer's house in Sonoma in 1964. Drinks led to a late-night gopher-hunt on the grounds, then Thompson's eviction from the property by a landlady who did not appreciate being awakened by gunfire.

Downtown Sonoma just picked up a buzzy new address for dinner. Dead Letter, the latest project from the team behind the girl & the fig, opened July 16 in the former post office corner space at 101 E. Napa St. Owners John Toulze and Sondra Bernstein have turned the compact room into a Josper-charcoal-powered dining spot