Quattrocchi Kwok Architects Opens Castle Rock Office
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA), a leading education planning and design firm serving Northern California and the Rocky Mountains, is opening a Colorado office at 610 Jerry Street in Castle Rock. Headquartered in Santa Rosa, California and operating an East Bay Area office in Oakland, the nearly 80-person firm now has three employees in Colorado who will support projects across the company and look...
Richard Minner calls for reforms to electoral process in outsider bid for Congress
Richard Minner is a true new comer to campaigning. The Santa Rosa resident, software architect and engineer by trade, recently sat down at the KRCB studios to discuss his candidacy for Congress in the new California House District 1. "Engineers want it to work and architects want all the parts...
Indoor Fun for a Rainy Day in the Bay Area
Looking for fun indoor activities for the family this week? There are many places to take the kids to get them out of the house and explore on rainy day. Here are a few ideas for fun indoor drop-in activities in Marin County and beyond:. Marin County. Wobble, run, and...
The Slice Census: Celebrating Pizza Week, North Bay Style
Punk pioneer Henry Rollins perhaps said it best: “Pizza makes me think that anything is possible.”. Rollins has every reason to be optimistic, especially this week, as the North Bay’s annual observation of Pizza Week returns with 26 pie-making participants in the tri-county area alone. From Wednesday, April...
Napa Riverside Showdown: Witnesses Recall Scream Before Teen Double Killing
A tense confrontation on Napa's Riverside Drive, a terrified scream, then a rapid burst of gunfire. That is how witnesses yesterday described the moments leading up to a double killing that left two young women dead along the riverfront. Prosecutors identified the victims as 19‑year‑old Aileen Villasenor of Rohnert Park and 17‑year‑old Sasha Mufich of Napa, who were shot on...
The $9 Smashburgers at Pressed Are Driving Social Media Buzz in Sonoma County
Social media has always been a mixed bag for restaurateurs. Anonymous reviews from questionable “critics” can sink a restaurant overnight, but a few well-placed raves can just as quickly pack a dining room. At Rohnert Park’s Pressed, owner Maen “Eric” Alkfof swears the glowing buzz around his smashburger cafe isn’t the result of a calculated marketing campaign, but of Sonoma County’s food-obsessed...
Dog-friendly Marin County this spring: trails, beaches, and patios worth the bridge toll
If you haven’t taken your dog across the Golden Gate Bridge yet this spring, you’re running out of excuses. Marin County in April is the rare California destination where the hills are still electric green, the wildflowers are putting on a show, and the summer fog hasn’t rolled in to ruin the view. It’s also one of the most dog-friendly counties in the...
Sonoma County declares dry water supply for Russian River area despite recent rains
With weather forecasts calling for rain and reservoirs at, or nearing, capacity, it seems strange to think that parts of Sonoma Water are under a "dry water supply" designation.
Tuesday Morning Topline: Napa Residents’ Property Tax Checks Being Stolen, Washed
600 California Street in SF's Financial District, a former WeWork site, just went up for auction and no one bid on it. The building has a significant amount of debt tied to it, and it is now owned by Dallas-based Lone Star Funds, which bought the debt from the original lender Goldman Sachs for $130 million — well under the $320 million the building...
Dutch Door Donuts, Campanella Closing in Sonoma County This Month
Healdsburg’s Dutch Door Donuts (109A Plaza St.) has announced it will close on April 26. “This is not a goodbye we saw coming. Circumstances beyond our control made it impossible to continue our chapter here, and we are deeply grateful for every single guest who walked through our Dutch Door and tasted our handcrafted, made-to-order donuts,” the social media announcement read.
