Petaluma’s Yuba Bicycles Creates Ultimate Bike

Who doesn’t want a new bike for Christmas — especially one outfitted with a 350-watt electric motor that kicks in for steep climbs and can carry up to 300 pounds of rider, kids and cargo? The Spicy Curry model from Petaluma’s Yuba Bicycles is such a machine, capable of carrying loads at speeds up to […]
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“Peanuts” in 3-D

Snoopy fans can do their happy dance because “The Peanuts Movie,” the first animated feature film based on Charles “Sparky” Schulz’s comic strip in 35 years, opens nationwide Nov. 6. The timing marks the 65th anniversary of “Peanuts” and 50 years since the first television special based on the strip, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” debuted. […]
Sam Aerneson, 14, climbs atop a pyramid of hay bales at the Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch in Santa Rosa, on Monday, October 5, 2015. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

Pumpkin Patches in Sonoma County

Where are the best pumpkin patches in Sonoma County? Find out in this gallery and in this Press Democrat article Sonoma County’s best spots for pumpkins and fall fun   Check out these Sonoma County pumpkin events while you can! October 17-18 and October 24-25 — Tolay Fall Festival. In a season full of hay rides […]
Collin, left, and Erick Thuss at Westside yoga studio in Sebastopol. (Photo by John Burgess)

Namaste 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.

You can find Jerri Hastey, right, and Jordan Wallace with the Seed On The Go food truck most Saturdays at the Santa Rosa Community Farmers’ Market at the Veterans Memorial Building. (photos by Christopher Chung)

Vegan Food on the Run

Jerri Hastey’s Seed On The Go food truck, which is entirely vegan, is one of the most popular mobile eateries in Sonoma County.