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Bird’s Eye View (Jan 20, 2016)

Last week I mentioned my intent to exclusively reveal a new development on our local restaurant scene. Well that time has now arrived. Stone and Embers restaurant at the Madrones complex just south of Philo is reopening on Friday, February 19th under a new partnership, and dinner service will be resumed. New investor Matt Barnes has been a regular customer since the restaurant opened and he will join Patrick Meany, chef/owner, and chef Jon Fussell, who will also become a partner. The two chefs began using fruits and vegetables from Matt’s Three Dog Farm in 2013 and the three of them saw an opportunity to work together to create a farming plan and ever-changing menu where over 75% of the produce will come directly from the Farm, only two miles away from the restaurant. Initially they will open Fridays to Mondays from 11:30am to 8:30pm each day, like a “proper” restaurant for everyone, adding Thursdays as Summer approaches.

Community Wildfire Meeting

You are invited to attend a community wildfire planning meeting at the Boonville Fairgrounds on January 28th. Local fire chiefs and public agencies will provide information and hope to hear from "communities at risk" about…

Mushroom Class

Agr. 41 Mushroom Identification Mendocino college at the Fort Bragg Campus Spring 2016 Four afternoons only: 01/28/2016 - 02/18/2016 Lecture Thursday 12:00 pm - 03:50 pm, Fort Bragg Mendocino Coast, Room 120 This course is an introduction…

Off the Record (Jan 13, 2016)

TOM PINIZZOTTO HAS RESIGNED as Health and Human Services Agency Assistant Director effective February 5. The former Ortner Management Group (OMG) employee, in an obvious conflict of interest, used his position as County Mental Health…

Bird’s Eye View (Jan 13, 2016)

This coming Monday, January 18, Martin Luther King’s birthday. With the world facing so much chaos and uncertainty, and witnessing hatred, cruelty, and conflict in so many places, it certainly seems appropriate to pay heed to his words, “We must learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools.” As true today as on the day he uttered it.

Mental Health On The Scanner

You write long enough in newspapers and you develop a series of sources. People you can go to for information and people who want to provide you with information. It is usually best to view…

County Pension Debt—Drowning In Red Ink

Mendocino County continues to borrow against the future as pension payouts exceed income. Pension financing seems a matter of smoke and mirrors—especially in these times of recessions, globalization and shifting economies. The smoke and mirrors…

Audition Workshop

Acting teacher Dan Kozloff will conduct an audition workshop this Saturday, January 23, 2016 from 1pm to 4pm at the Mendocino Theatre Company. Participants should bring a memorized monologue (and, if they wish, an alternate…

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