Winegrowing and winemaking are important to Anderson Valley today. But the industry is a relative newcomer. Prohibition put the local wine industry on ice during the 1920s and 1930s as vineyards fell into neglect or…
Posts published in January 2019
Who picked Picker to pickle PG&E? According to wire stories on Christmas Day, the PG&E rubber stamp
In the 1860s the Frost and Coates families of Little Lake engaged in a running feud that culminated in a shootout outside Baechtel's Store on election day, 1867. The gun battle lasted but fifteen seconds.…
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Anderson Valley Deaths in 2018 Sharon Sullivan Jerry Cox Beryl Thomasson Ken Montgomery Christine Lopiccolo Paula Kesenheimer Nick Rossi Jason Abbott Willis Tucker Michael Hibbeln Carolyn Hibbeln David Falleri Charley Swehla Pat…
The “R” isn’t working. As the letters blink to life one after the other from top to bottom there’s a pause between the “T” lighting up and then, at last, the “O”: CAST O. Even…
[Feb 2] Frisson Ensemble is the next generation of classical music, breathing new life into popular classical masterpieces. The ensemble of rising classical stars will be performing at Mendocino College Center Theatre on Saturday, February 2 at…
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