by The AVA
THE BEER FEST went off with a minimum of unpleasantness with only a few arrests for drunk in public and several for driving under the influence. Considering there were somewhere between 6 and 7 thousand dudes and dudettes assembled at the Fairgrounds, most of them pounding down the beer as fast as they could, the [...]
Before there was an Occupy Hendy Woods move ment, before there was a Hendy Woods State Park, there was Hendy Grove.
The last two River Views columns recounted the feud between the Frost and Coates families of Little Lake (think southern Willits and you’re there), seemingly culminating in an 1867 gun battle that left five of the Coates clan dead as well as the oldest Frost brother, Elisha. In the shootout Elisha’s brother Mart Frost gunned [...]
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Let’s start with this update: The monthly Barn Sale on AV Way normally takes place on the final weekend of each month but due to this being Memorial Day Weekend in May, the Sale is a week earlier, on Sat/Sun, May 19/20. [...]
by Mitch Clogg
At this time of year — high spring, with the gamboling of tourists — the magical golden coast of Mendocino is at its most agreeable and inviting. And while nattering nabobs natter on about jobs, here in paradise, we’re doing something about them: killing them. • Claude Hooten, the new owner of KMFB — now [...]
by Bruce McEwen
“I hope you print the truth,” Mrs. Plowright said as this reporter left the courtroom. I didn’t have time to ask what she meant by that remark, but I’ll bet she thinks her son is seriously misunderstood. The record shows that Thomas Plowright III was charged with a whole lot of drug-fueled crimes committed over [...]
The alcohol farms of Highway 128 will be under siege by a battalion of Lexus and BMW wagons on May 18th through 20th as the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival returns to Philo. This year is a justifiable occasion to celebrate the phenomenal vintages of 2009 and 2010 around here which are the wines that [...]
Breaking news! Kathy Bailey and the Hendy Woods Community appear on the verge of success. See her article ‘Hendy Woods State Park is Back in Business!’ Congratulations! Such an agreement does have implications for what is written below. However, with so much in flux and so many parks still at risk of closure or being [...]
by The AVA
IF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE HUFFMAN has any friends in Mendocino County, that person might want to let him know that his list of endorsers including Supervisor Smith and Superintendent of Schools Tichinin will cause voters to scream and run directly to another candidate.Subscribe now to access our entire site—only $25 for 1 year. Rather pay with [...]
I run for the joy of it by myself in the nights when only the owls and skunks keep me company. Because I was asked to create this year’s t-shirt I felt that it was a perfect opportunity to test the grit of my aging body to see what could be coaxed out of this [...]
