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Bartender Jeff Burkhart was scolded harshly his first day on the job.

By Example, Learning from the Best 

It was my first day as a bartender, and in my mind I had arrived. There is a joke, “What’s the difference between God...
Pegasus Theater Company members, distraught over the violent and oppressive direction the U.S. government is going, take a stand by mounting a resistance production they are calling Push Back.

‘Push Back’: Pegasus Theater Company Takes a Stand

Difficult times, like the ones we are living in today, often inspire creative people to get—creative.  Thus, Pegasus Theater Company members, distraught over the violent...
The book "Unsung Heroines" reframes Bay Area history as something built not just by earthquakes, gold or tech, but by pioneering women who refused to disappear

Staircase to History: The Women the Bay Area Tried to Forget

History has a way of pretending certain people didn’t exist.  In a region that prides itself on progress, women who built institutions, changed laws, fought...
ake a sustainable turn instead at Swap-A-Luma, Petaluma’s community-minded clothing swap.

Swap-A-Luma, Novato Cemetery Tours and Fantastical Creatures

Petaluma Swap-A-Luma Forget “retail therapy.” Take a sustainable turn instead at Swap-A-Luma, Petaluma’s community-minded clothing swap that treats fashion less as consumption and more as circulation....
Dog-influencer Mako, the wonder pooch, has his own Instagram account.

A Very Good Boy and His Human

I like to bring the readers of this column weekly optimism and uplift. But I admit, I do have my misanthropic moods. Glancing over...
Daedalus Howell, editor of the Pacific Sun and the North Bay Bohemian. considers April Fool's Day a celebration of humanity.

The Foolest Month, Celebrating Our Humanity

Given our publication date for this edition, I’ll admit I had some dastardly April Fool’s Day plans—like printing definitive proof that Petaluma Junior High...
Since 2023, The Ramble, an event organized by Kelly and Noah Dorrance, has raised more than $250,000 for GIFFORDS.

Roots in the Community: Dorrances Make a Difference

Proprietors of BloodRoot Wines, Kelly and Noah Dorrance have been organizing an annual music and wine festival called The Ramble, as a fundraiser benefitting GIFFORDS,...

Your Letters, April 1

Lose Double Standards I will enthusiastically vote for Katie Porter for governor in the June 2 primary election for two main reasons: We need more...
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