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Take that, Vermont!

Vermont is the state with the most breweries per capita, with one per every 32,698 residents. Mendocino County has one per 21,555 Mendonesians. How bout them apples?

Plea Deal in Vargas Case

Aaron Vargas pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter Tuesday afternoon for the February '09 killing of Darrell McNeill.

Anderson Valley Brewing Company Gets Eaten Alive (aka SOLD)

The inevitable has happened. Ken Allen, who founded Anderson Valley Brewing Company in 1987 and grew it into one of Northern California's most beloved craft breweries, found a buyer for his little company that could.…

From the World Food File: Brain Vegetable

My pops and his lovely lady are in Jamaica right now, where they're eating something called Brain Vegetable. This just in, from the AVA's intriguing foreign foods desk: "Akee when boiled, drained and simmered in…

Green Door Studio Vs. V’Canto: Round Two

Some fights start small and build into a rage that ends in bloodshed. Others begin with a man shouting, “Hey, fuck face!” at 8am on a Saturday morning in early November in downtown Fort Bragg.…

Q&A with Mindy Galliani

Last week, I sat down with Mindy Galliani, Aaron Vargas's sister, at the Vargas family home in Fort Bragg. Mindy has been working virtually full-time on her brother's case. Here, she talks about what Vargas…

In Vargas Case, Prosecutors Bring Out the Big Guns

It’s official. The Aaron Vargas murder trial has entered the realm of theabsurd. Facing a tough trial in a county known for its independent, anti-authoritarian impulse, the District Attorney’s office, lead by ADA Beth Norman,…

An Interview with Mindy Galliani (VIDEO)

Mindy Galliani, sister of accused murderer Aaron Vargas, talks about vigilantism, the rights of sex offenders and much more.

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