August Editor’s Letter: Best of the County, and the Community
Is it me or are we all taking sides these days; do we all have itchy trigger fingers? I was at a party the other day and someone complained that the host was serving Red Vines, not Twizzler. I could barely keep my composure — WHO would ever want spongy, red goo, that will take a Waterpik on steroids to get out of...
The Best Way to Enjoy Wine This Summer? At a Vineyard’s Pool
Some wineries open up their pools to visitors in the summer, offering day passes and cabanas for a day of swimming and drinking wine.
Hagan Goes Deep, Stewart Stumbles Early At Sonoma
The Dodge//SRT teams rolled into wine country this past weekend for the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by POWEREDGE, and the action didn’t disappoint. Led by Matt Hagan in Funny Car and Tony Stewart in Top Fuel, the TSR camp entered Sonoma Raceway on a hot streak—but came away with mixed results as the NHRA...
Si Charro! Sunnyside over Utah 3-1, Northern California is next at the Junior League...
Sunnyside beat Dixie Little League of St. George, Utah 3-1 on Monday to advance in the elimination bracket of the Junior League West Region taking place in Bend, Ore., this week. The team from Mission Manor Park will play Mark West Little League of Santa Rosa, Calif., next on Tuesday.
Marin County aims to buy office building for $8.4 million
Marin County supervisors have stated their intent to purchase a building at 30 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael to get more office space across the street from the Civic Center. If the county follows through with the purchase, it will pay $8.4 million for the building, according to...
Napa County officials push back on grand jury findings on winery permits
Napa County officials have pushed back on a civil grand jury report criticizing the winery use permit process, pushing back on many of the findings and declining to implement several of the report’s key recommendations. In a 15-page response presented at Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, the county rejected...
Nightmare Neighbors, Marin Beset with Bad Behavior
Since the Pacific Sun’s first bad neighbor article ran two months ago, I’ve become a voyeur, deriving an odd combo of pleasure and dread whenever the email chime signals incoming messages. Apparently, annoying people live on nearly every street in Marin, and those they vex need to vent.
Healdsburg’s Jimtown & Then Sum Finally Has Dim Sum
It took Michelle Wood nearly two years to reopen the former Jimtown Store after purchasing the Alexander Valley property in 2023. Nestled along a quiet stretch of Highway 128, the 132-year-old general store has been a gourmet pit stop for meandering cyclists, curious tourists and vineyard workers for decades. Its...
Richmond man identified as Russian River drowning victim
Authorities have identified the drowning victim who was pulled from the Russian River over the weekend as 35-year-old Richmond resident Nelshon Hamilton.
The Art of Air: Virtuosic Air Guitarist Argo Thompson
If the name Argo Thompson strikes a chord, it’s probably because he was the founder and is a current advisor to Santa Rosa’s Left Edge Theatre. The theater is, in turn, now housed at the California Theater, also in Santa Rosa, which Thompson opened in 2022. But not...
