.Michael Giotis

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Giotis is a poet journalist based in Northern California who writes on food, music, kink, and underground culture. He is the founder of the Found Poets poetry showcase. With an education in critical theory and sustainable enterprise, he looks to connect his readers with solutions oriented voices they haven't heard before.

.News & Features

Mar 16, 2025

Eco-Reunion: Sustainable Enterprise Conference returns after Covid break

After more than five years since last convening, the Sustainable Enterprise Conference is once again gathering together sustainability leaders. These leaders, who represent the sectors...

.Music

Feb 7, 2025

End Times: Pretty Frankenstein is in love at the apocalypse

Pretty Frankenstein has a certain attitude toward the perils of the moment. It comes across in the band’s new single, “Love Letter to the...

.Music

Oct 9, 2024

How Jack White Surprised Petaluma’s Phoenix Theater

I took my kid to one hell of a show on Thursday—me, Giotis, he, Leonidas—together looking for rock on a school night. Jack White...

.Best of Services

Mar 19, 2024

Best Place for a Fight With Pointy Objects

En Garde Fencing, Santa Rosa Gifted with that balance of “strict” and “silly” so prized in a coach, owner Jim Liebich realizes that behind the...

.Best of Services

Mar 19, 2024

Best ‘Third Place’ in Which to Commune

Aqus Café, Petaluma Walk into Aqus Café in Petaluma and you’ll notice something different than many a coffeehouse—it’s loud in here. “At 9:15 in the morning,...

.Best of Cannabis

Mar 19, 2024

Best Way to Get Stoned and Stare at a Wall

High Art competition, OrganiCann, Santa Rosa Art and weed go together like a horse and carriage. Santa Rosa dispensary OrganiCann and its parent company, Natural...