Hibernation allows many animals to time-travel from difficult times to plenty. Could humans learn how to do it too? Continue
Creative Sonoma, a division of the Sonoma County Economic Development Collaborative, today announced the launch of #TeachTheArts, a new campaign to inform and encourage artists, particularly student artists, to consider a career in arts education. The campaign was created by a committee of local arts,... Continue
Sonoma County hosted a webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 19, to update landlords about their responsibilities under a new tenant protection ordinance recently adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The webinar was an opportunity for landlords in unincorporated areas of Sonoma County to learn about their... Continue
Alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city by researchers is evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history Continue
Stone Edge Founder Pioneered Microgrids in Sonoma A month ago, on October 22, John “Mac” McQuown finally ran out of energy, an event that some who knew him, or merely admired him, found a little hard to believe. Universally known as Mac, John Andrew McQuown... Continue
I grew up at the feet of a fabulous cook. My mother was a natural, able to make something delicious out of almost nothing. She was not recipe dependent, although she had taken classes in French cooking and had a thick notebook of recipes. Accordingly,... Continue
I used to think I was a born pessimist, but that's not really accurate. My schooling in becoming a pessimist came about when I was six or seven at a boarding school outside Tucson, Arizona where we young ones weren't treated so well. And thus ... Continue
Once in a while I take a walk along the road to Wingo at the south end of Sonoma Valley. Starting from the end of Millerick Road at Larson Family Winery, the old public access road is bordered by the tangled riparian corridor of Sonoma... Continue
The Hellenic Invention of the Marathon had nothing to do with sport—but everything to do with war Continue
Dead People: “Oma, there’s dead people under those rocks, you know.” I glance over my shoulder to see what Satchel is talking about. My four-year-old grandson is commenting from his car seat about the small cemetery to our left on East Napa Street. “I know,... Continue