11 Unique Napa and Sonoma Winery Experiences
A one-of-a-kind aerial tram glides on a scenic ride up a tree covered hill to Sterling Vineyards. Weary, somewhat bleary, of the spin-sniff-sip-swallow-or-spit wine tasting experience? These Sonoma and...
View ArticleDon’t Miss: Santa Rosa Music and Beer Fest
For five years community organized music festival Millapalooza gave Santa Rosa locals their very own street wide block party, where they could listen to music, have a beer and meet their neighbors...
View ArticleBest US Weekend Destinations: Santa Rosa is #17
Leading digital lifestyle site Thrillist (with over 16 million subscribers worldwide) has ranked the top 25 US cities to spend a weekend — and Santa Rosa made #17. Thrillist has been checking out...
View Article16 Wine Country Vacation Pools To Di(v)e For
The pool at Casa de Mayacamas No summer vacation dream is complete without scenes of lazy descents into cool turquoise pool waters. You don’t even have to be a swimmer to long for this luxurious...
View ArticleKeeping the Promise: The Future of California State Parks
It was Mother’s Day, and as she has so many times in the past, Maria Dominguez had brought her family to the Sonoma Coast, where her problems always seem smaller when cast against the vastness of the...
View ArticleCoopchella Music Fest and Brews: A Cure for the Monday Blues
When Santa Rosa’s yearly Mill Street block party Millapalooza was recently cancelled, hundreds of locals were left disappointed. But not for long. With a new name — Coopchella — and a new location —...
View Article20 Things to Do on the Russian River
The pace of the Russian River sets the leisurely tempo of west Sonoma County life, and it is in this laid-back enclave of charmingly eccentric cabins nestled in redwood- and fir-covered hills that you...
View ArticleAnnie Leibovitz and Family to Open Art Gallery in Healdsburg
If all goes according to plan, an orange eyesore on Healdsburg’s main drag will be converted to an art gallery by the family of celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. A former machine shop at 444...
View ArticleThings to Do in Sonoma County this Weekend
Style meets steeds this Saturday when Hat Day at the Races returns to the Sonoma County Fair. (AP File Photo by Brynn Anderson) Hold on to your hat, this weekend’s events are off to the races! This...
View ArticleHow to Muzzle a Drunken Best Man and Other Wine Country Wedding Tips
How do you cut off the ramblings of a drunken best man? Any way you can, just as long as you do it quickly, says etiquette expert Paul Wagner. Wagner, founder of Balzac Communications, knows a thing or...
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