Amateur Brewers Get Petaluma Spotlight

Petaluma has a rich brewing history, making the current wave of interest in craft beer more of a resurgence than a fad. Not surprisingly, last year’s inaugural Sonoma County Home Brewers Competition was so well attended that organizers have moved the event to the Petaluma Fairgrounds, where there is more space for this year’s event, […]
Cristina Wilson Hudin, left, and Michelle Wilson Bien twin sisters and native Petalumans founded Ooh La Loft, a Petaluma-based clothing store (Scott Mancheters / Argus-Courier Staff)

Ooh La Loft: Twin Petalumans with Passion for Fashion

Twin Petaluma natives Cristina Wilson Hudlin and Michelle Wilson Bien are both business minded, and they’ve been scheming up new ventures together since age 8, when they created a tea shop in their parent’s barn. After their inaugural business, Bien and Hudlin launched an eBay store in their teens, but the twin’s first real break […]
6/13/2009:B1: Eyes closed, Steve Kimock performs Friday. PC: Steve Kimock performs during the 31st Annual Harmony Festival held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Friday June 12, 2009.

Local Favorites Jackie Greene, Steve Kimock Headed to Petaluma Music Festival

Tickets are on sale now for the ninth annual Petaluma Music Festival, set for Aug. 6 at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Drive in Petaluma. The festival lineup features a long list of regional favorites, including Jackie Greene, Steve Kimock and Friends, The David Nelson Band, The Mother Hips, Moonalice, Mark Karan (Artist at Large), […]
Boston Terriers by Tim Shorten. (Courtesy of The Alchemia Gallery)

The Alchemia Gallery is Fostering Creative Gifts in Petaluma

For the artists who show at The Alchemia Gallery in Petaluma, art is not only good for the soul, it’s a pathway to independence and self-empowerment. Opened in 2010, the Kentucky Street storefront showcases the work of a unique collective: adults with a wide range of developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome, autism and cerebral […]

Things to Do This Week in Sonoma County

Written by Crissi Langwell & Dan Taylor for the Press Democrat. Ready for some springtime fun this weekend? We have a few ideas. On Saturday take a hike up Bald Mountain. And all weekend long there will be Easter egg hunts, galore. All this and more is in our list of things to do. Looking […]
Joe McDonald and his tree house Airbnb rental in Petaluma on Tuesday March 15, 2016. (SCOTT MANCESTER / ARGUS-COURIER STAFF)

Petaluma Airbnb Visitors Stay in Style

As short-term rentals gain popularity across Sonoma County, some zany options for accommodations have emerged in Petaluma, including one that’s nestled about 30 feet up in a tree in Cherry Valley. The treehouse, owned by Petaluman Joe McDonald, can be booked through Airbnb, a website offering nightly accommodations from hosts in more than 190 countries. […]