Napa County Greenlights Second Micro-Winery Permit in Rutherford
In a move to foster the growth of smaller scale wineries, Napa County approved its second micro-winery permit to Chaix Family Micro-Winery located on Manley Lane in Rutherford.
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Napa Valley Wine Auction returns May 31
Tickets are on sale for the Napa Valley Vintners’ Collective Napa Valley Auction Weekend, and it is sounding more and more like the traditional and popular event formerly called Auction Napa Valley...
Napa Leaders gather to discuss immigration
The Latino Leaders Round Table, a monthly collaborative effort with the Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, brings together politicians, educators, entrepreneurs and healthcare officials to discuss...
Cookbook festival headed for Napa
The Cookbook Fest comes to The Yard by Feast It Forward June 21 to 23. It is being put together with the people behind cookbook podcast Salt + Spine and Feed Your People, which puts on live food events.
At Home in Napa Valley: The benefits of building with bamboo
In a recent conversation with Pam Starr, noted winemaker for Crocker & Starr, she mentioned that she and her husband, Norm Larsen, had designed and built their new home with bamboo.
Two NVUSD High schools named 2024 California Distinguished Schools
Vintage High School and New Technology High School were named 2024 California Distinguished Schools, two out of 293 schools statewide. The state award recognizes middle and high schools that...
Napa: Blue Note Jazz Festival announces the Black Radio Experience
Blue Note Napa has announced the 2024 Black Radio Experience, a branch-off of its annual summer Blue Note Jazz Festival. Grammy-winning musician Robert Glasper will host The Black Radio Experience...
¡Viva Mariachi! Festival Returns to Napa Valley Community College April 6 and 7
The ¡Viva Mariachi! Festival returns to Napa on April 6 and 7. The weekend-long show at Napa Valley Community College this year includes free full-day mariachi workshops for students with...
Napa’s mental health experts (don’t) weigh in on Proposition 1
Today, as California voters decide whether to approve a colossal shift of local mental health funding, Napa’s county and nonprofit service providers are largely silent on whether they support the change...
Celebrating a First: Highway 29 Media sustains local journalism in Napa Valley
Let’s light a candle and celebrate the first anniversary of a substantial shift in the landscape of local news in Napa Valley. Highway 29 Media was set up to acquire and save two cherished weekly newspapers...
Meet Idol NV’s 2024 winner: Andrea Barrera
Two years ago, Andrea Barrera was a student musician in El Salvador performing in the Festival de Verano (Festival of Summer) in San Fernando, Morazán. Today, she reigns as the winner of Idol NV...
Paul’s Picks for March 2024
Napa Valley’s wet, slower “off” season continues through March, although if you look at our calendar there is more happening than in most areas in their busiest time of year. Here are some of my favorite things to do this month.
A conversation with Napa County education leaders: Filling in the local gaps
Napa County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Barbara Nemko, a panelist at the second Latino Leaders Round Table, posed this question, which encapsulated the focus of the event: Student engagement in schools.
Church properties in Napa and Atlanta reimagine affordable housing
It’s not often that you hear Atlanta and Napa in the same sentence – until now. In both cities, faith-based properties – churches – are being turned into affordable housing units in an effort to address the national housing crisis.
