SANTA ROSA, CA— Celebrity Chef and Santa Rosa resident Guy Fieri will continue his Christmas tradition of volunteering for The Salvation Army as a bellringer for the organization’s annual Red Kettle donation drive. Fieri will man a red kettle — and ring a bell — to drum up on-the-spot donations from 11 a.m. to noon… Keep Reading
What is a personal achievement you are most proud of? Being a mom and having the opportunity to raise an incredibly bright young kid. What were the biggest obstacles you faced in your career and how did you overcome them? Being able to get my driver’s license. Becoming Independent helped and supported me during that… Keep Reading
Right now is the pinnacle of the harvest and Salome Arenas’ garden at her Moorland Avenue home in Santa Rosa has a bumper crop of tomatoes. They — like all the fruits and vegetables Juan Carlos Arenas said his mother lovingly tends and uses in her delicious dishes are at the peak of their ripeness.… Keep Reading
Anamaria Morales is probably most known by locals for her amazing cheesecakes or for her appearances on the Food Network and the Cooking Channel. Morales, 25, began baking desserts during her senior year at El Molino High School in Forestville as a way to help pay for tuition at UC Berkeley. Since then, the College… Keep Reading
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. It’s 5:30 a.m. and the sounds of an aggressive alarm go off welcoming Danielly Rocha to a new day. All her mornings start out the same, seven days a week, with that 5:30 alarm. The busy mother and owner of Danielly’s Fitness in Sonoma takes advantage of her early starts as a… Keep Reading
Jade Wong is nothing if not brave. Proof: She regularly patrols an area of Spring Lake Regional Park in search of strangers. After she stops them, Wong’s pitch is simple. Delivered with a wide smile, she tells folks she is a stand-up comic and asks if they’d be interested in being her audience for a… Keep Reading
Sam Norton was running the Santa Rosa Marathon on Sunday when he collapsed just before reaching his 23rd mile. Medical personnel rushed to the 26-year-old’s side along the Santa Rosa Creek Trail and performed chest compressions as runners passed by. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Details about his… Keep Reading
The public is invited to celebrate the storied life of multiple Emmy Award-winning news reporter, hula instructor and child actress Betty Ann Bruno next month in Sonoma. It will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, at Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building, 126 First St. W. in Sonoma. Bruno, a Sonoma Valley… Keep Reading
About 16 hours before he was due at his first nine to five job in some time, Jake Stotlemeyer pulled out his guitar and played a tune. My heart’s on fire but my soul feels so cold I don’t think I got what it takes to be alone I never told, no I never told… Keep Reading
Ian McLaughlin stepped down from the dais in a hotel conference room in Atlanta where he had just delivered a talk on a Centers for Disease Control project he’d been leading for more than year. Shaking hands and chatting with audience members, many of them health care professionals, he suddenly felt unwell. One person, then… Keep Reading
