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Jun 10, 2025

Princess for a Day, Queen for a Lifetime

Esperanza Rico and Estrellita Rico of The Princess Boutique in Santa Rosa offer their clients cradle to grave service—or nearly so.  The tall-walled and brick-lined showroom is divided into sections where first communion suits, quinceañera “coming out” gowns, prom and wedding dresses sit, lit in abundant sunshine. Their clothing covers...
May 13, 2025

Transience and Oneness, Sessei Meg Levie of Green Gulch Zen Center

The road that took me to the Green Dragon Temple was as convoluted and as linear as the pilgrim’s...
May 6, 2025

Dept. of Art, Creative Sonoma’s Tara Thomson

There’s a pattern—most every town and county in the North Bay has an “arts council”—a non-profit art agency-advocate.  These plucky...
Apr 29, 2025

Master of Ceremony: Cassandra* Hampl, aka Sweet Beat Petite

I emcee events. I’ve been doing it for years. And such is my professional pride, I often find myself...
Apr 22, 2025

Stoke & Hope, ‘West Marin Naturalist Hour’

It is easy to overlook the home of 90.5 KWMR. It shares a small building on a backstreet in...
Apr 1, 2025

Pop Phenom, Flavio Cesar Farias 

It sounds a bit fusty to evoke “civilization.” But by these old bones I still reckon that every civilization...
Mar 25, 2025

Art Provocateur Brett Roncelli Tends the Fire

For cool people under the age of 40, what I am about to say will seem untrue. Not just...
Mar 18, 2025

Where Is Home for Musician Eki Shola?

I met with musician and physician Eki Shola on a rainy day. As we sat down, she remarked on...
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