Tradition When you think about it, Donald Trump fits right in. The practice of widespread public lying as standard U.S. government practice goes back at least to the Civil War, accelerated around the ...

Sonoma Sunsets at The Lodge This is the vibe for summer of 2025: a monthly poolside concert in Sonoma with tacos, cocktails and a sunset view to match the immaculate mood. As luck would have it, The ...

It might be surprising to learn that a driving impetus behind Sonoma County wine venture Patz & Hall Winery bloomed in Santa Cruz in the late 1970s. Founder and owner James Hall was a UCSC slug back ...

Fixing Forests I just visited the redwood country and wilderness forests that stretch from the cool coastal range to snow-topped alpine ridges in the interior mountains in Northern California. Hiking ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The strongest, most enduring parts of China’s Great Wall were the 5,500 miles built during the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644. One secret to their success was sticky rice, an ...

Rebecca Pennington loves seeing the transformations of her hot yoga and pilates students. The owner of Energize Hot Yoga Santa Rosa for 14 years, she’s seen participants’ strength, posture, muscle ...

Jessica Vega’s connection to Sonoma CAN’s Head Start began in childhood. Her mother, Maricruz Reynoso, worked at CAN and knew how critical preschool was to childhood development. Years later, Jessica ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I think you’re ready to establish new ways of nourishing and protecting what’s valuable to you. Your natural assertiveness will be useful in setting boundaries and securing ...

Even after decades practicing personal injury law, Neal Kuvara still enjoys helping injured people. He calls it “solving cases,” and it typically begins with a one-on-one conversation. “I try to talk ...

Rebecca Pennington loves seeing the transformations of her hot yoga and pilates students. The owner of Energize Hot Yoga Santa Rosa for 14 years, she’s seen participants’ strength, posture, muscle ...

In 2024, nonprofit media watchdog organization Project Censored introduced Beyond Fact-Checking: A Teaching Guide to the Power of News Frames to critically analyze narrative strategies media outlets ...

SING Rancho Nicasio’s annual tribute to Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris (as seen here at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival) returns for another year this Friday. Photo courtesy of Jess Hodge. As Gram ...