A&E

Nearly 100 of Sonoma County's premier restaurants are gearing up to serve delectable dishes at reasonable rates. From Rocker Oysterfeller's Oyster PoBoy on a Soft Roll with applewood bacon, white cheddar cheese and remoulade in Valley Ford to Dry Creek Kitchen's pan roasted New York steak in Healdsburg, the menus are sure to make your mouth water and keep your pocketbook plentiful.

Little Saint on North Street offers weekly appearances of singer-songwriters percolating just under the Hot 100, on Thursdays. Tonight, Sept. 12, hear Santa Clara Valley troubadour Margo Cilker. This and more A&E calendar news here ...

The days are long and warm, but many of us are anything but lazy. We are in our yards tackling our outdoor honey-do lists. We are refinishing our decks, painting our homes and taming our yards. After painting the house, sanding the deck, or trimming back the landscaping it would be convenient to sweep or pour the mess into the storm drain (or gutter). The problem is that everything that enters the storm drain eventually flows into our creeks untreated.

Saddle up, there’s an equestrian shindig just around the