Santa Rosa CA

Inside the narrow kitchen of Sebastopol’s Alesta restaurant, strips of blue painter’s tape cling to eye-level stainless-steel shelves, each carrying a handwritten reminder: “breathe,” “anyone can cook” — a nod to “Ratatouille” — and “sense of urgency.” But the one that means the most to co-owner Ugur Akkaya comes from

The Madrona hotel and restaurant in Healdsburg has introduced a two-course, prix-fixe lunch designed for diners short on time. Available Wednesday through Friday, the $45 menu is intended to be served in about 30 minutes and includes a choice of starter and entrée. Options include the estate-grown salad, caviar...

Alesta, a new Mediterranean restaurant from a team that honed its skills on the street food circuit, has quietly set up shop on the edge of downtown Sebastopol. The restaurant has moved into the former Piala space in a low-key strip mall at 7233 Healdsburg Ave., where a compact dining room backs a tight, meze-forward m

The email appears convincing, using the name of Marin County Community Development Agency Director Sarah Jones and including official-looking language about project approval status.

Reservoir Farms has introduced a new participation structure across its agricultural innovation network that includes a free entry-level tier designed to lower barriers to field testing, equipment access and commercialization support for emerging agricultural technologies. According to the company, the new Associate ti

The little-known festival takes place behind a community center.

The project partners with law enforcement and community groups to give kids essentials such as beds, dressers and places to study. photo credit: Santa Rosa Police Department Officers and volunteers repaint a child’s bedroom during the Healthy Room Project’s first Santa Rosa makeover. The Santa Rosa Police Department ha

Perhaps it has to do with the seemingly constant uproar in the world, but nostalgic foods are coming back strong. Everywhere we look, restaurants are serving up comfy retro delights like corn dogs, deviled eggs, and your grandparents’ beloved shrimp cocktail cradled in ketchup-horseradish sauce. “Every time there’s an.

After winds picked up, a prescribed burning off Highway 128 escaped the established control line. photo credit: CalFire The prescribed burn got out of control around noon Monday. A vegetation fire that has burned 300 acres in the North Bay Monday has been dubbed the Putah Fire. The blaze started Monday at about 11 a.m.

A passenger in an SUV that was involved in a collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Petaluma Saturday suffered serious injuries and was in critical condition on Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The SUV's driver, a 19-year-old Petaluma woman, was accused of being under the influence of alcohol...