The commissioner of the FDA says, “For the first time in history, the Trump administration has published the fact that 40% of children have a chronic disease.” Wow, I figure most everybody would have ...

Cincinnatus Hibbard: Tell us the sources of your varied aesthetic. Chenoa Faun: Above all things, fashion is my passion (laughs). I’m so inspired by vintage circus costumes from the ’20s and ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have had resemblances to cactuses in recent days. It hasn’t always been pleasant and cheerful, but you have become pretty skilled at surviving, even thriving, despite an ...

Pixels Arcade Taproom in downtown San Rafael isn’t just a bar—it’s an adult playground where beer, Pac-Man and pizza ...

Clear that calendar and get ready to celebrate PRIDE in style at Windsor’s upcoming, all-inclusive PRIDE event. This isn’t just a PRIDE-themed party … it’s a continuation of the PRIDE movement ...

Un-Happys With regard to the Happys, I suggest a more fitting band name: the Vandals. Their so-called “marketing efforts” are amateurish and unprofessional, if not pathetic. They post their inept, ...

Santa Rosa Thrashed for Halloween Metalheads, unite and take over. That’s the ethos behind Bitter End Booking, which celebrates its 50th show bringing together North Bay metal bands.After getting ...

Where to Be Calendars are now being marked for Craig Jessup, a cabaret and musical theater performer who is set to present his latest show, “Where I Want to Be,” at Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley ...

Open Mic this week featuring a poem by the three-time published poet Jack Crimmins, who lives in Santa Rosa.

Jessica Vega’s connection to Sonoma CAN’s Head Start began in childhood. Her mother, Maricruz Reynoso, worked at CAN and knew how critical preschool was to childhood development. Years later, Jessica ...

Fixing Forests I just visited the redwood country and wilderness forests that stretch from the cool coastal range to snow-topped alpine ridges in the interior mountains in Northern California. Hiking ...

It might be surprising to learn that a driving impetus behind Sonoma County wine venture Patz & Hall Winery bloomed in Santa Cruz in the late 1970s. Founder and owner James Hall was a UCSC slug back ...