As I was milking the cows Friday evening, meditating and watching udders deflate while the pulsator clicked a rhythm on the floor tank, it occurred to me that things are going really well at the…
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The company that owns most of the newspapers in Mendocino County--along with most print media in Northern California--is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
This coming Saturday, the 23rd, you can catch Angie Rose and Cas Sochacki, at Lauren’s Café in Boonville (9 P.M, $5.) The wisecracking, bantering couple who regularly play and sing with a larger ensemble of musicians known as The Blushin’ Roulettes.
I’m upset. Good friends are in trouble, and there’s little I can do but “be there” for them. Damn, don’t you hate that term? I don’t want to “be there” for them, I want to…
The company that owns most of the newspapers in Mendocino County—and most print media in Northern California—is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Mendocino County’s drug problems are back in the national spotlight, but this time the coverage is favorable thanks to an innovative and potentially money-making computer program targeting teenagers and methamphetamine use.
Back in the early oughts (aka 2000-2001) there were a couple of high profile slides of vineyards onto roadways. The slides caused some people to ask why Mendocino County was the only county in Northern…
Much of the spam we receive here at theAVA.com is of the fake comment variety--that is, posts disguised as comments arrive in my inbox that say something like: "Man; this is really the best post…
Last Tuesday Anderson Valley High School hosted the Laytonville Warriors. The opening game was played by the JV Boys and from the tip-off seemed like the teams were fairly evenly matched. The game was running…