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Chipotle launches new bowl inspired by Napa football standout
Napa High grad Brock Bowers helped lead the University of Georgia Bulldogs to several bowl games during his college career. Now, this hometown football hero’s next claim to fame is a Chipotle bowl as he gets ready for this week’s NFL draft. The ‘Brock Bowers Bowl’ debuted on...
Petaluma mobile home residents take their fight on the road
photo credit: Noah Abrams/KRCBLittlewoods resident Rufino Cortes speaks outside Harmony Communities offices in Stockton, CA. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Residents of a Petaluma mobile home park are facing the threat of large rent hikes and even possible eviction and closure. They took a protest on the road this week to Stockton. "The sprinklers are on in the middle of the day, if that gives you any kind of sign," Protestor Angeles Cruz said. "We are very much drenched, but that's not stopping any of us from our freedom of speech." The roughly two dozen residents are mainly from Petaluma’s Littlewoods Mobile...
Napa Valley sees groundwater growth but pumping still ‘unsustainable’
Napa County groundwater levels saw recovery from drought last year, owing to a wet winter, though the long-term pumping of groundwater remains at unsustainable levels. According to an annual county report on groundwater, precipitation was 128% of average from October 2022 to September 2023. The 33 inches of rain that fell in that time led to a significant increase in groundwater.
Sonoma chef celebrates California’s first Portuguese Restaurant Week with special menu and recipes
For chef and owner of Sonoma’s LaSalette and Tasca Tasca, a taste of Portugal is always on the menu.|. The first California-wide restaurant week will feature eight Portuguese restaurants from Los Angeles to Sonoma offering special menus. Participating Sonoma County restaurants include:. LaSalette, 452 First Street East, Suite H,...
Sonoma-Marin Fair hires new CEO from within
The Sonoma-Marin Fair has named Mandy Clendenen its new CEO. Clendenen moves up from having served for more than a year as operations manager at the Petaluma-based organization, according to the news release April 12. Her LinkedIn profile shows she joined the Sonoma-Marin Fair in October 2022 and stepped into the CEO role in January of this year.
Why is Roundup controversial?
A Press Democrat article published in print April 21, “Napa Green’s Roundup ban underscores controversy behind Sonoma County’s ‘certified sustainable’ vineyards,” has generated a lot of discussion online. Here’s what you need to know about Roundup and its key ingredient glyphosate. What is...
3 North Bay First Republic branches closing on Memorial Day weekend
Come Memorial Day weekend, First Republic Bank customers will bid farewell to three of the San Francisco-based financial institution’s North Bay branches since JPMorgan Chase took over during the bank crisis that resulted in it going into receivership last May. Of 25 First Republic branches situated in the San...
AVFest Toasts a Decade of Celebrating Cinema
The North Bay is about to host its 10th annual AVFilm Festival, with 10 days of local, thought-provoking, culturally enriching and entertaining cinematic celebrations all across Sonoma’s artistic and eclectic cities. The AVFest spans from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, May 5 and features local and global films. In...
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