On an afternoon in late October, I was supposed to meet Laura Alice Watt for coffee in the vicinity of Dyrafjordur, a fjord in Iceland’s remote and majestic Westfjords.

It’s definitely the “holidaze,” inviting feelings and emotional hairballs of all kinds! It’s been a rumbling year, pulling me ...

Make time for Women's Winter Solstice Dance Ceremony on the Berkeley Patch calendar ...

Cooking with wine always feels elegant and elevated. This Vegetable Bourguignon, from my cookbook “I Love You: Recipes from ...

A University of California student has been ordered to serve 90 days in jail for breaking into a Sonoma County poultry ...

Hanukkah, often called the Jewish Festival of Lights, celebrates the re-dedication of the Second Temple in ancient Jerusalem ...

Court charges detail a complex and dire financial situation plaguing the resort in the months and weeks before the fire.

Join a wild, rain-soaked mushroom foraging adventure in Sonoma County with expert guide Steve Conwell, witch’s butter, chanterelles, and forest magic included.

After one of California’s most destructive wildfires destroyed their newly purchased home, a Minnesota couple utilized structural concrete insulating panels to reinforce their rebuild ...

California's home insurance market is buckling under the combined weight of climate risk, regulatory gridlock and a reform ...

Sonoma Botanical Garden will transform into a “twilight wonderland” for three weekends in December, offering lights, music, ...