Sonoma

Petrified wood.
30 Oct 2023

This Ancient Forest in Sonoma is Rad as Hell

When I was a kid, my grandma would take me to the petrified forest museum in Vantage, Washington, out amongst the brown, dusty fields abutting the Columbia River Gorge. I was mystified — wood, but it’s rock. Over millions of years, the actual molecules inside the felled trees finds itself

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Hobbit hut.
11 Sep 2023

Why Geyserville Is A Gorgeous, Weird Must-Visit in the Bay Area

I got married in Half Moon Bay at the end of August and my wife (!) and I drove due north a week later for a mini-honeymoon. We didn’t know what to expect when we arrived at our AirBnB, the Isis Oasis Sanctuary, other than a hobbit hut with our

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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07 Jul 2023

The Sonoma Art Movement Revolutionizing Art Education Globally

There’s an art school and museum in Sonoma you may have never heard that is boldly revolutionizing the art education landscape globally. Musea, the Intentional Creativity® museum, is changing the way artists create by challenging what we consider the typical methods of making art. They teach creators how to navigate

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05 Aug 2022

Discover The Building With a Kaleidoscope Roof: Vertical Panorama

Let your thoughts drift away in this newly built kaleidoscope of a building tucked away in Sonoma. If you’ve been in the one-way color tunnel integrated into the bridge within SFMOMA, you’ve experienced the beautiful art installations created by Berlin-based artist Olafur Eliasson. Another one of his gorgeous installations is

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02 Feb 2022

“They Stole My Damn Cat!”: SoCal Couple Swipes Beloved Bay Area Cat, Nubbins

Last December, Troy Farrell received a call from VCA Los Altos Animal Hospital. A veterinarian had discovered a microchip that identified Farrell as the owner of Nubbins, a sweet tabby cat. However, Farrell had no knowledge of this vet visit, and Nubbins had inexplicably traveled from Sonoma to Long Beach within

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29 Oct 2019

Firefighters Heroically Stand Ground to Protect Santa Rosa, Healdsburg & Windsor Now on Fire

(Updated Tuesday 9 am 10/29) – Exhausted firefighters continue to throw everything they have at the firestorm in Sonoma County.  The Kincade fire as of Tuesday morning has consumed over 75,000 acres making it easily the largest California fire of 2019, it is only 15% contained and it is threatening

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18 Jan 2018

The Women’s Marches Happening Around the Bay

There are Women’s Marches happening all over the country (and the world) January 20-21, 2018!  Below is a list of the marches happening in the general Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Sonoma, Napa Valley, Pacifica, Santa Cruz & San Jose.  These marches promise to further unify, organize, and empower

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17 Oct 2017

Don’t Lose the Lesson – Three Things to Learn from the Fires

The fires are still burning and the smoke is still making the air unhealthy to breathe. It’s never to early to learn from hardship though. Here are three thoughts on the fires and three things we could consider changing. 1. Three Little Pigs We all know the story of the

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