Santa Rosa CA

Winter changes how wine country feels. Vineyards slow down, crowds thin out, and tasting rooms feel more personal. Christmas adds decorations, fireside tastings, and seasonal pairings that don’t exist the rest of the year. It’s a calmer, cozier way to experience American wine regions. Holiday wine tours focus less...

Is there such a thing as “the most coveted New Year’s Eve party in Healdsburg”? According to the Quinn Public Relations firm, there is—and it’s at the new Appellation Healdsburg. Considering it only opened for business in September, that’s quite an accomplishment. Guests can...

Remember those cartoons during the Covid Era where people from the expiring year would look in terror around the corner at the arriving year, saying, “What now?” It’s sort of like that all over again, as so much has changed since January it doesn’t seem possible that there’s more to come. We take a look here at the...

This winter’s unsung sports success is the Healdsburg Girls Soccer program, boasting a 5-0 record as 2025 comes to an end. Coach Edgar Gonzales and assistant Brian Saini have found a formula to produce wins on the grass, at home or on the road. Competition began Nov. 18 on...

A surfer paddling back to shore at Dillon Beach was hit from below by a shark, leaving a large indentation on the bottom of the board, officials said.

There are a lot of "Secret Santas" calling Sonoma County home. For over 30 years the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership has helped distribute thousands of donated Christmas gifts throughout local communities. One of those secret Santa's has become a bit of a celebrity in his own right, and...

Since it’s Christmas Eve, the SF Fire Department announced the winner of their annual SF Fire Department Holiday Decorating Contest, and as we predicted last week, Sherwood Forest’s Station 39 was the winner. Yes, Peter Hartlaub had this news in the Chronicle yesterday, but the Fire Department just released the...

Caltrans plans to revise high-occupancy vehicle lane hours on U.S. Highway 101 in Marin and Sonoma counties after months of complaints from commuters and pressure from local and state officials, transportation agencies announced. State transportation officials said they will speed up traffic data analysis and...

Zoe Rosenberg stole four chickens from a Perdue slaughterhouse and posted the footage online

Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7. 8:56am A 56-Year-Old (YO) man at West Plaza Park on North Street was arrested and brought to county jail for violation of probation. 11:13am The Reporting Party (RP) on Philip Drive said a former employee...