Santa Rosa CA

I believe that every child – no matter their background, income, disabilities, or immigration status – deserves access to a safe, supportive and equitable education. The preceding statement comes from someone with a high position and ability to make it happen – Dr. Amie R. Carter, Sonoma County Superintendent of...

At a relaxed get-together of Rhône producers in Sonoma, a couple of unfamiliar faces caught my attention. They turned out to be Andrew Sides and Brad Buckelew from Lost Draw, winemakers out of Texas who were in town for the Rhone Rangers event at Cline Cellars. One conversation led to another, and soon we were...

In Greek mythology there were generally agreed to be nine muses, whose purviews covered poetry, history, mime, flute, light verse and dance, lyric choral poetry, tragedy, comedy and astronomy. By mythical happenstance or cosmic prescience, those creative endeavors correspond nicely with the range of activities,...

Editor's note: This article originally posted on the San Francisco Examiner. Click here for more culture reporting at sfexaminer.com. More than 200 visual artists and musicians will descend upon Wine Country north of San Francisco beginning this weekend as Festival Napa Valley returns for its 19th edition. From July...

Despite recent reports that Jeff Cohn Cellars in Healdsburg is shutting its doors, winemaker Jeff Cohn and his wife, Alexandra, insist they’re still open for business. “We haven’t even released our 2022 wines yet,” said Cohn in a recent phone interview. “We don’t want people to get the wrong idea.”

From fireworks to roaring engines, July is going to be full of action, especially if you're a race fan. As one of America's greatest pastimes, NASCAR at Sonoma is the perfect way to keep your Independence Day celebrations alive long after the 4th. After all, what's more red, white, and blue than spending the weekend...

Caltrans is rolling out lane closures on State Route 37 to give the roadway some TLC. Stretches of SR-37 will be periodically shut down to one lane from July 7 through July 11 to install guardrails and freshen up the road markings, according to Caltrans. For those hugging the coast...

Jugs of liquid soaps, baskets of eco-friendly sponges and rolls of cloth towels surround Kim Neal in her new shop in downtown Healdsburg. Four years of starting her online business, Sonoma County Trading Co., Neal has just opened a second location at 418 Healdsburg Ave. “I’ve always dreamed of having...

"This was the first [US] initiative." Officials stunned by results of pilot program to solve major issue in food industry: 'It's hard, but doable' first appeared on The Cool Down .

At approximately 2 a.m., dispatch received reports of a vegetation fire near Vineyard and Meadow Lane in Novato. A wildland response was activated, deploying key resources including four County Type-3 engines, a dozer, and support from our partners at Novato Fire Protection District, Marin County Sheriff’s Office and...