“In April 2012, I brought the idea of a high-end hat store to V Marketplace management and found a warm welcome. We moved to Napa Valley in May and opened Montecristi Panama Hats in V ...

There’s a new sheriff’s uniform in town. With a nod to the white-hatted heroes of old Western movies, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office has allowed deputies to purchase crisp straw cowboy ...

The Napa Valley Open Studios tour ends this weekend ... Studio hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. One participant is hat maker and fiber artist Joan Hammerschmidt of Tuka Threads ...