Napa News

At Smoakville in Napa, which is in a former vacuum repair shop, the ribs are a squared-off pork spare rib, with mac 'n' cheese and pulled pork.

SIGN OF THE TIMES a Joe Krovoza seems to have won the Battle of East Eighth Street as well as the Battle of Pole Line Road when it comes to lawn signs a then again, Dan Wolk is starting later in this department and soon may flood the town as well a candidates seem to believe that the more signs they have out, the better, but it's an unproven ... (more)

Just Delightful - A Cakery , a Fairfield-based bakery business, is organizing the Kirk Family Dessert Table Auction -- a fundraiser for the family of Lakai Kirk, the 4-year-old boy who was tragically killed April 6 in a collision on Highway 121 in Napa.

Ten years ago this week, the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley received its official recognition as an American Viticultural Area from the US Department of Treasury's then-named Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Just over a week ago, our leading men at The Winery unveiled their newest locale off Pacific Coast Highway.

The Golden State Warriors' decision this week to abandon plans to build a new arena on piers along the San Francisco waterfront is not just a local development issue, but rather the latest example of a 40-year trend around San Francisco Bay.

The California Fire Chaplain Association and the Federation of Fire Chaplain Association Conference at the Grace Church of Napa Valley located at 3765 Solano Ave is hosting a "Show and Tell" apparatus display of fire trucks and more on Wednesday -- April 23 - - between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. This event is open to the public.

Health issues continue to plague Gregg Allman . The 66-year-old rocker has had to pull out of the last two dates of his brief Australian tour because he's been hampered by a wrist injury he suffered shortly before heading Down Under.

The recently concluded "Live in the Vineyard" arts festival may have had some surprises of its own, but one of the related events had passengers getting treated to a performance by rock artist L.P. aboard an airplane at 35,000 feet! The performance took place during a recent Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Denver during which the ... (more)

For the first time in 20 years, Amelia Moran Ceja is in Cabo San Lucas, the sunny resort settlement at the southern reaches of Mexico's Baja peninsula.

Jordan Kivelstadt is co-founder and chief executive officer of Napa-based Free Flow Wines, which fills and manages wineries' kegs used in on-premise by-the-glass sales.

Pastor Raymond Shih, standing right, addresses attendees of Easter Sunday services for the Chinese congregation at First Baptist Church.

Erle Martin is president and chief executive officer of Napa-based Crimson Wine Group, a publicly owned producer of fine wines.

This is a sampling from Bay Area News Group's Political Blotter blog. Read more and post comments at www.ibabuzz.com/politics .

The best part of Pebble Beach Food & Wine is the ability to access entertaining and knowledgeable chefs, along with highly educated sommeliers, all in well-packaged, highly targeted forums designed to impart pearls of wisdom in bite-sized morsels.

Last week, we asked whether readers liked the idea of Solano County selling some of its water from Lake Berryessa to Napa County.

Stolen Bike Recovered, Returned to Owner! Now where's the missing mountain bicycle stolen April 13 from Oak Street? New Wine-Country Photography Art Installation .

A 29-year-old Napa man was a passenger in a vehicle stopped this week along 1600 Silverado Trail for a vehicle code violation, according to police.

Yeah, so Devo's Gerald Casale has other interests outside of watching the human race devolve and writing songs about said the process.

A bike reported stolen Wednesday from the downtown neighborhood is back with its rightful owner, according to the Napa Police Department .