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Things to Do in Sonoma County This Weekend

Happy Mother’s Day weekend! Whether you are a mom or you know one, here are a few things you can do for fun this weekend. Included in our list is the Human Race in Santa Rosa, Meals on Wheels Derby Day in Kenwood and the Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival in Santa Rosa on Saturday. Other […]

Margaritas, Mariachi, Mole y Mucho Mas: Cinco de Mayo in Sonoma County

Haven’t yet decided how or where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2016? Here are some marvelous margaritas, magnificent Mexican eats and seriously Cinco events to get you started. Did we miss one of your Sonoma County favorites? Please share them in the comments section below! MARVELOUS MARGARITAS  Frozen, fruity or on the rocks – no matter how […]
Gwyneth Barker, 7, left, and Amber Vanoni, 8, taste honey from the Beelove Honey during the West End Farmers Market in Santa Rosa. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

West End Farmers’ Market Moves to Railroad Square

The West End Farmers’ Market, now in its fourth year, has opened for the season in its new location at Depot Park in Railroad Square, next to the new SMART train station. The young, hip market, which is held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through November, moved from its original site by the […]
Writer Dana Gioia served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and was appointed California State Poet Laureate by Jerry Brown in 2015. (JOHN BURGESS / The Press Democrat)

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 2015. During his two-year term, Gioia will spread the art of poetry and inspire a new generation of writers while visiting schools and libraries in many of the state’s rural counties. He picks up where […]
Bob Pullum, the owner of Guerneville Bank Club, stands next to the old vault inside the building. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)

Guerneville Bank Club: A Hip Sense of History

FOR 30 YEARS, the old bank building on Guerneville’s downtown strip stood vacant. After a meticulous renovation by Bob Pullum, who purchased it in 2014 without having seen the interior, the 1921 Carl I. Warnecke-designed building debuted in spring 2015 as the Guerneville Bank Club, a collective retail and art gallery space. “I wanted to […]

Sonoma Chef Getting Back to Cheese

Sheana Davis has been a fixture in the Sonoma Valley culinary community for more than 20 years. She cooked for and with legendary food writer M.F.K. Fisher, learned to make cheese from Ig Vella, founded The Epicurean Connection cheese shop and cafe, and introduced cheese education to Sonoma. Yet despite all her energy, Davis, a […]