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Grateful Dead Keep Truckin’
Love or loathe them — and some might do both during the band’s lengthy concert jams, depending on the timing of everyone’s drug ingestion — it’s difficult to ignore the musical force of nature that was...
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Don’t Blink: Marsh Wildlife
Talk about hiding in plain sight. The Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, a restored wetland spilling over both counties just north of San Pablo Bay, is open to the public for hiking, biking, boating,...
View ArticleShave and a Haircut
There’s nothing like an old-fashioned barbershop, with a colorful striped pole, leather chairs and friendly conversation. Petaluma’s Boulevard Barbers and Shaving Parlour has all of those elements,...
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Wine Country Dogs Welcome
Sonoma is going to the dogs, and wineries are leading the way. It’s more than the ever-popular “Winery Dogs” books, or fur-friendly tasting rooms. Winemakers are pairing pups, philanthropy and good...
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A Quick Bite at Amy’s Drive Thru
You know how everybody always says, “Wouldn’t it be great if someone invented healthy fast food?” Well, someone has. Amy’s Kitchen, the natural foods company based in Petaluma, spent nearly two years...
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Green Thumbs At Sonoma Garden Park
There are no ballfields or jungle gyms at Sonoma Garden Park, tucked away on a residential street seven blocks from the Sonoma Plaza. Instead, it’s all about edibles and education. The 5-acre park,...
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Vegan Food on the Run
Let’s face it. Vegan isn’t really a thing anymore. Instead, we’re all looking toward more “plant-based” foods as a healthy alternative to the meat obsession of the last 10 years. We’re looking for...
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Leggy Beauties of Late Summer
In the hands of Picasso or Rubens, an ode to naked ladies might take shape differently. But in Sonoma it looks like this: Late every August, flashes of pink flitter across the otherwise browning...
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What’s Hot in Sonoma County?
It’s a simple question, asked under a summer sun: What’s hot in Sonoma County? Four notable locals share their favorite spots in the county. “Spirit Works Distillery at The Barlow in Sebastopol” was...
View ArticleIf You Like This Wine, Then Try…
The heart of summer is about getting outside, so the wines to consider drinking should taste great with outdoor activities. From outdoor picnics, swim parties and barbecues to nights under the stars...
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Hopes high during California drought
Brown lawns, quick showers and dirty vehicles are among the more benign results of California’s drought and the mandatory water restrictions that have come with it. The withering of parched crops in...
View ArticlePure Flavor in These Sonoma Syrups
For years, Sonoma architect Karin Campion made her own sodas, to avoid the artificial flavorings and unpronounceable ingredients listed on cans of Coke, Pepsi and Mountain Dew. She used a well-known,...
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Roadside Service to Petaluma Roadside Bar
Drinking and driving is never a good idea, and being the designated driver isn’t much fun, either. What’s a beer lover to do? If you happen to live within 15 miles of Ernie’s Tin Bar in eastern...
View ArticleNamaste Brothers
If your body is a temple and it’s a fixer-upper, “Namaste Brothers” Erick and Collin Thuss may be just the renovation team you need. The two Pennsylvania-born brothers, who look like twins despite a...
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Day of The Dead in Sonoma County
Petaluma is a long way from Mexico, but the city has embraced El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) in a big way. Observed on Nov. 1, the traditional Latin American holiday honors departed...
View ArticleNew Suds in Town
Two new breweries have turned an industrial area in northwest Santa Rosa into a destination for craft beer fans. Plow Brewing Co., which opened in April, is owner and brewer Kevin Robinson’s handiwork....
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Sonoma County’s Art Culinaire magazine still an institution in the food world
Long before iPhones and food bloggers and digital cameras that can make almost anyone a culinary documentarian, Art Culinaire magazine was the first and last word in food. Introducing the world to the...
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