SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Country Summer, Northern California’s biggest country music festival and Sonoma County’s biggest party, has been postponed again until June 17 to 19, 2022. According to festival producers, the decision to postpone until 2022 was due to continued uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and live event guidance from local and state officials. There’s doubt whether… Keep Reading
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) — Many people across the Bay Area are hoping this Easter holiday looks a lot brighter than last year when the pandemic was beginning to unfold. The North Bay is getting ready to celebrate with safety measures and a lot of hope. Easter came early to hundreds of families in Sonoma… Keep Reading
There won’t be a Country Summer for the second year in a row. The Country Summer Music Festival in Santa Rosa — the biggest country music event in Northern California — has been postponed once again. It’s now set for June 17-19, 2022 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. This is the third time that the… Keep Reading
Sonoma County organic farmer Bob Cannard has the dirt on what’s killing the Earth and refuses to bury his head in the sand about it. He’s part of a growing movement of farmers, vineyard tenders and conservationists who care for the soil as much as the crops. The outspoken crop whisperer of sorts studies the leaves, sprouts and buds of his herbs,… Keep Reading
Disrupting the health care status quo takes courage. Recently, Assemblymember Jim Wood, who chairs the Health Committee, stood up boldly for a statewide infrastructure for sharing health data to strengthen public health, improve equity, transform Medi-Cal, and improve the quality and affordability of health services. In the hearing, Wood stated firmly his support for a… Keep Reading
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park has reopened the day-use areas and the majority of the trails in March. According to Napa County Regional Park & Open Space District, part of South Fork Trail remains closed for safety and to prevent resource damage. Campgrounds, cabins, and yurts are open for reservations. An early spring walk along Bothe-Napa… Keep Reading
A Bay Area nonprofit real estate developer recently revealed plans to build 3,000 homes in Northern California over the next five years, many of which will be for those with low incomes and the homeless. A few hundred of those dwellings are in the works for North Bay counties. As a part of its new… Keep Reading
A year into the pandemic we’ve heard a lot about the stress so many families are under as parents and kids all try to work, learn, and play from home. But more than a quarter of U.S. households today are one-person homes — that number has gone up a lot in the last 50 years. And plenty… Keep Reading
accinated and raring to return to life, a tsunami of seniors are dining out — and in — at restaurants throughout Sonoma County. “I am finding a lot of excitement from our regulars who feel a sense of relief from being vaccinated,” said Sarah Piccolo of Fork restaurant in Sebastopol. After more than a year… Keep Reading
On March 23, the board of directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (Ag + Open Space) recommended funding of over $5.8 million for new recreational projects within or near urban areas throughout Sonoma County. Through its Matching Grant Program, which solicits applications every two years, Ag + Open Space provides… Keep Reading
