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Jennifer Daly, co-owner and CEO of Rainy Day Chocolate in Forestville, Sunday, March 29, 2026, leads a tour of the facility. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)

Rainy Day Chocolate in Forestville Offers Tastings, Classes for Everyday Sweetness

May 2026May 2026

Forestville’s newly opened Rainy Day Chocolate hosts classes and tastings at its shop tucked into a small strip mall. This weekend it will offer a special experience for Mother's Day.

TreeNests are prepared with beeswax and a resinous substance called propolis to attract honeybees before being installed. (Eileen Roche)

Apis Arborea’s Unconventional Approach To Boost the Honeybee Population

May 2026

Honeybees are essential to our food system and their dwindling numbers have caused alarm. The head of a Sebastopol nonprofit encourages them to live outside of the box hive.

The freshest corn tortillas sold by the pound Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at the Tortilleria La Loteria fresh tortilla factory food truck on Stony Point Road in Santa Rosa. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Sonoma County’s Mobile Tortillerías Offer a Taste of Home

May 2026May 2026

A new kind of food truck has been popping up in Sonoma County: mobile tortilla factories, or tortillerías, that offer community connection alongside fresh, warm corn tortillas.

The Slow Food Snail of Approval award Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 on the window at Goguette Bread in Santa Rosa. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Sonoma County Businesses Welcome a Great Honor: Snails

April 2026

These snails aren’t the escargot variety. Instead, their red and white trail leads to the most thoughtful food around Sonoma County.

Jake and Corrin Messing with their 2-year-old son Leo in the living room of their Healdsburg home on Friday, February 6, 2026. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat)

Artist Jake Messing Embraces Slower Life in Healdsburg

April 2026

After establishing a career in high-end corporate design in New York, artist Jake Messing has returned to his roots in Healdsburg — with family and art at the forefront.

Klaus Rappensperger smooths out an edge on a custom metal project at Schnitzkraft Steel Artistry in Santa Rosa, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)

Santa Rosa Industrial Artist Welds Winning Designs

April 2026April 2026

You may not know Klaus Rappensperger’s name, but you’ve almost certainly seen some of his metal work across Sonoma County — including at the popular Levi’s GranFondo.

Willow Peterson, owner of Made Local Marketplace at Montgomery Village in Santa Rosa, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

Made Local Marketplace Owner Shares Favorite Things in Sonoma County

April 2026

Willow Peterson, owner of Santa Rosa's Made Local Marketplace, is a bona fide expert when it comes to shopping locally. Here are some of her go-to Sonoma County spots.

Purple sea urchins gathered during a sea urchin uni foraging class with Fork in the Path tours Jan. 18, 2026 at the Sand Beach Cove at Fort Ross State Historic Park on the Sonoma Coast. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Bay Area Locals Are Helping To Save the Coast From Purple Sea Urchins

April 2026April 2026

The spiny creature has destroyed over 95% of the kelp forest along the North Coast. Locals are doing their part to help repair the delicate ocean ecosystem.

Jewelry at Gallery Lulo that was used by the stars in the movie The Devil Wears Prada 2. Photo taken in Healdsburg on Friday, February 6, 2026. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat)

The Devil Wears Prada — And Jewelry From Gallery Lulo in Healdsburg

April 2026April 2026

Healdsburg's Gallery Lulo lent 150 pieces of jewelry for "The Devil Wears Prada 2," and locals can get an early glimpse.

Mercedes Hernandez, founder of SoCo Market in Santa Rosa Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

SoCo Market Founder Connects the Community While Boosting Small Businesses

April 2026April 2026

Mercedes Hernandez has owned retail businesses and founded local festivals across Sonoma County. Now, she's working toward a bigger dream.

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