Tag: Sonoma

Things to Do in Sonoma County This Week

Friday, Jan. 15 Ice Cream and Magic: Not only does Shuffle’s Magical Ice Cream Shoppe have many delicious ways you can enjoy their ice cream, you can also pair it with a magical show. This Friday at 8 p.m., watch a live magic performance for $10. Find out more at www.shufflesicecream.com. Friday, Jan. 15 Murder […]

Sonoma County Trails: Gualala Point Regional Park to Sea Ranch

When The Sea Ranch was first developed along the Sonoma Coast in the 1970s, view spots along its 10-mile coastline were reserved for residents of the exclusive community. All that changed in 1981 when the California Coastal Conservancy granted a 15-foot-wide pedestrian easement along the headlands. Today, that bluff-top easement is part of a 7.5-mile […]
...even your snack food is paired with wine.

You Know You’re From Healdsburg When…

  …even your snack food is paired with wine. See this and  22 other things that ring true for Healdsburg residents in our gallery. See the original post on the Press Democrat website.
A scene from "American Graffiti." (Photo courtesy Everett Collection)

Big Directors Who Filmed in Small Sonoma Towns

Wine Country’s quaint hamlets and seaside towns have attracted Hollywood hot shots including Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola.  Visitors to Sonoma might think they’ve seen it all before, and they probably have: in films featuring its quaint towns, dramatic coastline, ancient redwood stands, rolling hills and valleys. Hitchcock, Lucas and Coppola were […]

January/February Issue Out Now

The Jan/Feb issue of the Sonoma Magazine has just hit the newsstands. This issue has everything from Sonoma County movie history to the perfect chocolates for Valentine’s Day. Check out the E-Edition here.
Photo by Crista Jeremiason.

Foraging for Wild Mushrooms in Sonoma County

Although Sonoma’s mushroom-hunting season got off to a slow start, 2016 could turn out to be the best year for fungi fanatics since California’s drought began four years ago.

Fernet Francisco: Sonoma is Falling in Love

Ben Flajnik has a new love, and her name is Fernet. For those out of the reality TV loop, Flajnik was the season 16 star of “The Bachelor,” which in 2012 brought national attention to Envolve Winery, the Sonoma brand he co-founded. Flajnik has since moved on from his chosen “Bachelor” mate and the winery […]