Visiting the Guest House Museum in Fort Bragg is a quick way to transport yourself back in time. Built in 1892, it is a gracious building that was originally the private home of the original…
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Meeting Patrick Broderick, the brewmaster and owner of Tall Guy Brewing, is a lot like meeting a gigantic seven-year-old with tousled sandy hair and twinkling eyes. He ambles amiably through his taproom and, although well…
Arriving at the 2024 Boonville Fair last Friday, the program book outlined most of the things that would happen or be available for viewing. Curious people with wide ranging interests can easily keep themselves occupied…
This year was the 100th Anniversary of the Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show. For 100 years people have been visiting the Boonville fairgrounds and feasting their senses. Some people love France and they are…
Last Saturday and Sunday from 10-5 Willits was the place to be if you fancy steam power. An organization called the “Roots of Motive Power” celebrates each September by hauling out their lovingly restored antique…
We’ve made it to September in pretty good shape despite way too many days over 100-degrees. (Thank you climate change.) The one scary fire near the Grange in Philo was quickly extinguished by the excellent,…
The Anderson Valley History Museum has issues of the Anderson Valley Advertiser going back to the 1950s and forward into the early 1980s. When I want to get a picture of how things have changed,…
The Little Tokyo area in Los Angeles just celebrated their 140th anniversary. It has been 140 years since the first Japanese business opened in downtown Los Angeles. To mark the occasion a street festival including…
At the ripe age of 90 or so Gregory Sims of Philo seems to be unfailingly cheerful. In sightings over the past 20 years in Anderson Valley usually has a slight smile playing over his…