Grace Lived Unapologetically in a Santa Rosa Park. Her Death Brought the Community Together
After the death of an unhoused woman in a local park, a newspaper columnist faced a mystery deeper than she could have imagined.
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50 People, Places and Things That Are So Sonoma County
We've come up with our definitive list of people, places and things that make Sonoma County "the chosen spot of all this earth."
Field of Dreams: Sonoma County Resident Raises Funds So Children Can Play Soccer in Nigeria
The World Cup may be over, but for Nigerian-American Forestville resident Julius Ujeh, soccer is not just a seasonal affair. It is a way of approaching life.
Healdsburg Tract Home Transformed with Budget Friendly Updates
Interior designer Benjamin Dhong brings simple sophistication and style to his Healdsburg home.
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 […]
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 […]
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 done,” he says. As a member of the Monte Rio volunteer fire department for the past 45 years, Baxman has rescued so many people he can’t remember them all. “But I’ll say, ‘Give me […]