His birth name is Sam, though he won’t divulge his last name and wants the world to call him Fat Dog, a nickname give…
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A Scrap Metal Saga: The Automotive Machinist Who Became an Artist
When do used auto parts become art? When they’re in the hands of James Selby.
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California Poet Laureate Returns to Santa Rosa
Santa Rosan Dana Gioia is the new California Poet Laureate, appointed to the post by Gov. Jerry Brown in December 201…
Nice to Meat You: Legendary Butcher at Sonoma Broadway Market
By Ariana Reguzzoni Tom Geney arrives at Sonoma’s Broadway Market at 4 a.m. each day, flips on the lights and prepare…
A Grandmother’s Guidance: The Roots of Healdsburg Shed Owner
As a youngster, he helped in the kitchen of what would evolve into one of the most famous restaurants in the world, T…
Who Are Your Dream Sonoma County Dinner Guests?
We asked local arts guru and event coordinator Spring Maxfield to name the people she’d most want to have dinne…
Monte Rio Fire Captain Steve Baxman Has Seen It All
Steve Baxman makes friends the hard way. “I still have people stop me on the street and thank me for something I’ve d…
Petaluma Painter Roberta Ahrens: The Wall is Her Canvas
Whether Roberta Ahrens creates a panoramic mural or an 8-by-8-foot painted canvas, her work is never diminutive. Natu…
Mysteries of Jack London
The allure of Jack London lies not only with his rakish persona and literary accomplishments, but also the mysteries …
Award Winning Poet Shares Sonoma Childhood Story
Ada Limón, who grew up in Sonoma and Glen Ellen, uses poetry to tell her life story, impressions, emotions and creati…