Snapshot: Art in Every Cup
"For over 30 years, my daily pour has been a latté. Some years ago, I took a latté art class in Seattle. While it’s not every day that hearts and recognizable shapes like the one above get poured, it’s often enough that it is intriguing. What will my coffee look like this morning?" asks Pierre Ratte.
Film review: I Am Not Your Negro
Nominated for a documentary Oscar, I urge you to see I Am Not Your Negro on the big screen. For it is that rarest of films—one which I want to see with a multi-ethnic, multi-age audience and talk about at the end.
Someday we’ll laugh about this … right?
The me project About a year ago, I was in a doctor’s office and at the end of the exam the doctor asked, “So, are there any issues you have that you’d like to bring up?”
That was the year that was
A dramatic sunset closing out 2025 seems appropriate for a year full of world-changing events. That was the year that was, according to Pierre Ratte.
Cannabis Country: Marijuana madness and some sanity, too
Madness and greed have sparked a spate of home invasions, violent crimes and robberies, some botched, that have taken place from Cloverdale and Santa Rosa to Sebastopol and Petaluma.
Arts & Entertainment
Dia de Muertos lives on in Healdsburg
At Dia de Muertos—Healdsburg’s most colorful event of the year, recognized Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Plaza—Sonoma County residents showed up to remember loved ones with celebration, costumes, mementos, music and marigolds. It was the tenth local anniversary for the Mesoamerican celebration to honor the recently departed, or those who still live in memory. With a Gallery of images...
