new year Archives

Land + Local owner Kim LaVere mixes a Blood Orange Venetian using her Blood Orange and Fennel seasonal syrup with a dash of nonalcoholic bitters, an offering for designated drivers at Merriam Vineyards Monday, April 29, 2024, in Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Best Sonoma County Bars for Mocktails and Nonalcoholic Drinks

January 2025

National Mocktail Week is Jan. 12-18. These local bars are serving up nonalcoholic drinks so good you'll forget you're taking a break from booze.

Kosho Sushi in Sebastopol. Heather Irwin/PD

Pivots, Pop-ups and Predictions: How We’ll Eat in 2021

December 2020

2020 has changed a lot about how we eat in Sonoma County. What changes will stick and which will go away in the new year?

Tips From the Pro: How to Become More Organized in 2017

January 2017

Santa Rosa resident and professional organizer Meghan Bresnyan shares helpful tips on how to simplify your life and declutter your home - from garage to closet.

Keelyn Walker, right, peeks from under a lion costume while Brook Szczekocki greets guests arriving for a Chinese New Year celebration at the Veteran's Memorial Building in Santa Rosa on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. The Redwood Empire Chinese Association hosted the event honoring the year of the Ram. (Jeremy Portje / For The Press Democrat)

Events to Celebrate Year of the Monkey in the North Bay

January 2016

The Chinese will welcome the Lunar New Year starting Feb. 8, and the unpredictable Year of the Monkey promises to be a lot more fun than the last 12 months of the steady, surefooted Goat. Occupying the 9th position on the Chinese Zodiac, the Monkey is curious, mischievous, clever and playful. Those born in the […]