.Michael Giotis

93 POSTS0 COMMENTS
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.
New plaque memorializes contributions of the first Chinese Petalumans.
Nov 25, 2025

Chinatown Lives, Plaque Memorializes Contributions of the First Chinese Petalumans

On a recent Saturday evening at Petaluma Boulevard and B Street, passers-by may have seen something new, or rather, the return of something once...
.
Oct 1, 2025

Many Moons Festival Celebrates Asian Cultures & Community

There’s nothing more American than a cultural festival. Enter the Many Moons Festival, bringing food, shopping and culture this Saturday, Oct. 4 to Sebastopol’s Ives...
Sep 16, 2025

Sun Day: Solar Offers Power to the People

Great news, everyone: Solar is cheap, easy and only going to improve in efficiency decade after decade, forever. That is unless we choose—against economics...
May 27, 2025

A Queer Revolution, Petaluma People’s Pride Launches

A troubling sign of the times has been watching organizations abandon their declarations of BLM and DEI to maintain their privilege in the newly...
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...
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...
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...
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...
11,084FansLike
4,446FollowersFollow
6,928FollowersFollow