Author: Sean Scully

Cyclists and vehicles maneuver for room on narrow West Dry Creek Road. (photos by John Burgess)

Collision Course

Sonoma emerges as a bicycling mecca, arousing anxiety and tension among cyclists and motorists.

(from left) Kenneth Rochford, Chris Hanna, Bruce Aidells, Marcy Smothers, Kate MacMurray, Evelyn Cheatham, and Liam Callahan. (photos by Scott Barrow)

Where To Eat Now

Savvy Sonoma County insiders give the scoop on where they love to grab a bite to eat.

Jean-Charles Boisset sits at home with his wife Gina Gallo and their twin daughters Honorée-Josephine and Grace-Antoinette in Yountville. The family moved into the former residence of Robert Mondavi atop Yountville’s Wappo Hill. (Conner Jaya/The Press Democrat)

True Joie de Vivre

An iconic Wine Country couple revel in the joys of marriage and parenthood.

Brandon Guenther of Firefly Catering does rustic style weddings and serves meals based on a farms harvest, with fermented vegetables presented in mason jars. (Photo by Charlie Gesell)

The New Wedding Food

Wine Country’s wedding repasts range from rustic, farm-inspired fare to show-stopping culinary creations, always with an emphasis on fresh and local.

Shelves of vegetable seeds at the West County Community Seed Exchange seed library in Sebastopol. (photos by Christopher Chung)

Sow it Forward

Sebastopol Seed Library helps gardeners share the bounty.

Dining Out

Choice restaurants for the blooming spring season.

Five-year-old Dasha Kovina and her mother Anna Kovina smile as they stretch a portion of freshly made mozzarella cheese during "The Secrets of Making Stretched Curd Cheese" class at the Artisan Cheese Festival in Petaluma on March 23, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

Fun Things to Do

Events to look forward to in March and April, 2014.

Amid record water shortfalls and unreliable rains, fear grows that Mother Nature is stealing the California dream. Are there lessons to be drawn from Sonoma’s past? (photos by Kent Porter)

The Great Droughts

Are there lessons to be drawn from Sonoma County’s past?