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Dec 17, 2024
Olive Me: A Meditation on a Dirty Martini or Two
Drinking red wine has kept me out of most trouble, or at least in the kind of trouble I can manage for most of...
Dec 10, 2024
Winter Wanderings
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Winter Is Coming
With the coming of winter also comes the urge to attend the Barbara Higbie & Friends Winter Solstice Concert. The upcoming performance...
Dec 10, 2024
Gifts for the Culturenaut
Culturenauts are those people who define themselves by their refined tastes and are so far ahead on the cultural curve that it’s a literal...
Nov 26, 2024
Flower Power: Celebrating 50 years of Traditional Medicinals
Many founder stories begin in a garage, but few start in a Volkswagen Microbus.
In 1974, when Drake Sadler co-founded Traditional Medicinals with renowned herbalist...
Nov 12, 2024
Valorizing Valette, Great Wines Released with Aplomb
When one thinks of celebrations at The Matheson in downtown Healdsburg (the town’s de facto club room), one usually goes straight to the top,...
Oct 22, 2024
Business Distilled: Smarts & Heart Drive Barber Lee Spirits
Those who have yet to enjoy the velvety warmth of Lambanog are in luck.
The traditional Filipino spirit crafted from palm sugar is the latest...
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Oct 1, 2024
Smart Art with Jeffrey Ventrella at IceHouse
While half the world’s artist population frets over a looming tech apocalypse (looking at you, A.I.), Petaluma artist Jeffrey Ventrella has already achieved mastery...
Sep 17, 2024
McCarter Cellars Readies for Harvest Fair
Many stories come out of the Sonoma County Harvest Fair—mine is usually like, “Dude, where’s my car?” From a winemaker’s perspective, however, the annual...