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May 13, 2025
North Block Hotel, the Napa Escape We Didn’t Know We Needed
When craving a staycation that feels more like a slow exhale than an itinerary-packed escape, North Block Hotel in Yountville is the spot.
Located at...
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Jan 14, 2025
Winning Lunar New Year: Why the Year of the Snake Arrived Just in Time
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. And right on schedule, the Year of the Snake winds its way in. While many—from Eve to Indiana...
Dec 31, 2024
33 Resolutions Per Minute: How to Start the New Year
For the record, I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions. At least not this early in the year. I like to hibernate through the...
Aug 13, 2024
American Dreaming: SF Mime Troupe’s new musical is anything but quiet
One would be forgiven if they thought the San Francisco Mime Troupe was a silent ensemble of performers in white makeup wearing berets. But...
Aug 13, 2024
Best Way to Check Out (and Make) Marin County’s Arts and Culture
Our local libraries
Everyone knows that libraries offer book clubs, a range of kids’ art and story activities, and of course, all the books one...
Mar 13, 2024
Fromage Fête: California Artisan Cheese Festival
It’s time for the 18th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival, happening from March 22-24. This much-loved festival, dedicated to celebrating the artistry of cheese-making,...
Dec 5, 2023
Wine Tasting Room Becomes Cheese Shop
For years, Barber Cellars, a small, family-run winery in the Sonoma County town of Petaluma, has offered patrons cheese boards with their wines.
So it’s...
Oct 17, 2023
Preserve to Serve: Master Food Preserver education
When it comes to the bountiful Sonoma County harvest, the abundance can be too much to eat all at once.
People end up throwing out...