Susan Wood

Calistoga's Clos Pegase recently celebrated its $9 million restoration and remodel.

What's all the buzz in Calistoga? 🐝 The city is making a beeline toward becoming an official Bee City USA community, joining a nationwide effort to protect native bees and other pollinators. 🌻

Five years and 300 donors in the making, the 11,000-square-foot, $11 million performing arts center marks its first anniversary on Sunday.

Calistoga officials are weighing the next steps for the city-owned fairground, including plans for a nine-hole golf course and speedway, infrastructure upgrades and other new uses.

Calistoga is installing smart water meters at 1,666 homes and businesses, replacing manual readings with technology designed to improve efficiency, detect leaks and give customers greater insight into water use.

Yountville's 14th annual Art, Sip & Stroll featured more than 70 artists and 20 wineries enjoying the opportunity to showcase their work and services at an event known for its residual benefits to local businesses.

Northern California’s salmon season reopens May 1 with strict limits, offering relief to fishers while highlighting ongoing environmental and economic challenges.

Sonoma Raceway boosts corporate retreats with high-speed “Hot Laps,” VIP events and Turn 11 center, blending NASCAR thrills, team building and Wine Country hospitality.

Watch Duty adds power outage tracking via PowerOutage.com, giving real-time outage maps and duration estimates across the U.S., Canada and U.K.

Older workers are reentering the workforce, pushing North Bay employers to rethink hiring, flexibility and the value of experience amid rising costs.

Buster's Original Southern BBQ in Calistoga continues to feed locals, visitors.

California’s Assembly Bill 723 requires disclosure when AI alters listing photos, ensuring buyers aren’t misled by edited property images.

Watch Duty has added power outage tracking to its wildfire alert app, giving users real-time data as disasters intensify, while expanding tools to improve emergency awareness and community safety.

Napa Valley artist Dinah Cross James is touched by her art in ways that go far beyond the physical connection between hand and canvas.

A new $1.3 trillion farm bill advanced in Congress, offering research funding and crop insurance improvements that could benefit Napa Valley grape growers, while drawing criticism over potential cuts to food assistance programs.

A proposed Farm Bill is drawing support from farmers while food banks warn SNAP cuts could increase hunger in California and the North Bay.

Calistoga dispatchers serve as the calm, steady voice during crises — from wildfires to mental health emergencies — handling relentless calls with skill, resilience and little recognition as unsung first responders.

The Calistoga City Council on Tuesday night tapped its former police chief, Mitchell Celaya III, to become acting city manager.

Hikers at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park share feedback as California's Department of Parks and Recreation and Natural Resources Agency seek public input on trail access, amenities and future investments statewide.

Beauty or Beast? examines how H.R. 1 federal cuts could strain North Bay nonprofits providing food, housing, and health care.