Mysterious and serene: The Linwood Property
Tucked away in a little corner of our campus, just beyond the gravel lot, you can find the Sonoma Academy garden. Acquired in late 2023, the garden sits on a 5-acre plot of land, along with a pond, an old barn and a house. This parcel, the Linwood property, is...
5 Cars for Santa Rosa Wine Country Roads vs 5 That Struggle on Hills
Santa Rosa wine country driving demands more from your vehicle than typical suburban commuting. Those winding roads through Sonoma Valley feature elevation changes, tight curves, and grades that test engine power and handling capabilities. You’re not just cruising flat highways here. You’re climbing hillsides to...
Neighbors roundly concerned with large townhouse project on historic Carrillo Adobe property
Photo credit: Historic American Buildings Survey/picryl. Santa Rosa's historic Carrillo Adobe pictured circa 1933. The Carrillo Adobe is supposedly the oldest partially standing building in the Santa Rosa Valley. According to some local historians, it's been the subject of restoration and preservation efforts since...
Napa Co.: Cock-A-Doodle-Don’t: Board Of Supervisors Approves New Rooster Restrictions
NAPA CO.: COCK-A-DOODLE-DON'T: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVES NEW ROOSTER RESTRICTIONS
Busy As a Beaver in Sonoma Valley, for Good Reason
Our wildlife cameras at this Sonoma Valley park captured a few hardworking beavers dragging branches and twigs from land to water over the course of several nights — and even putting up with some very curious raccoons!. You might call them the ultimate preppers, storing plenty of food to...
Bay Area celebrity chef’s widow alleges investors committed perjury and forged signatures to take...
The legal battle over an acclaimed Napa Valley restaurant has intensified.
Smearcase’s Frozen Cottage Cheese Wins $100,000 at Real California Milk Excelerator Competition
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) recently announced Smearcase as the grand prize winner at the 7th Real California Milk (RCM) Excelerator product innovation competition. The award was presented during the 2025 RCM Excelerator live pitch event on December 11th in Napa, Calif., where four new finalists were...
Marin-Based Professional Photographer Michelle Susoev Was Presented with the 20th Annual Black and White...
********* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ********* 20TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER MICHELLE SUSOEV FROM THE UNITED STATES LOS ANGELES, December 6, 2025. Professional photographer Michelle Susoev of Marin County, United States was presented with the 20th Annual Black and White Spider Awards First...
Healdsburg Police Allegedly Catch Man Driving Stolen Vehicle
HEALDSBURG, CA — “On December 15, 2025, at approximately 10:28 p.m., Healdsburg Police Department officers were conducting patrolling in the area of Healdsburg Avenue near Dry Creek Road when they located an unoccupied vehicle at a local gas station. An officer recognized the vehicle as one that had recently been...
Chris Herrod picked as new mayor
Monday night saw the final Healdsburg City Council meeting of the year, which got underway even as the official ribbon-cutting inauguration of the Foley Family Trust Community Pavilion continued across the street. The evening’s agenda was relatively simple and forward-looking: Receive Fiscal Year 2025-26 City Council...
