Category Archives: Around Town

This and that, locally.

Dispatch from the Village

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Marion

That’s the Barlow on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Those metal spans you see in the water and at the edge of the water on the left are flood doors, meant to act like sandbags and hold the water out of … Continue reading →

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Notes from Downtown

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Marion

I met Brandy at Taylor Lane for our Monday writing session. Taylor Lane Coffee offered unpaid government workers a free cup of coffee during President Trump’s shutdown of services. It’s just another way this local business shows itself as part … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Hotel

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Marion

The highlight, the hidden gem as it were, of downtown Sebastopol these days surely must be our Invisible Hotel. In 1994, Alex Baldwin starred in a movie called The Shadow, based on the radio play series of the same name. … Continue reading →

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The 2018 Annual Post-Christmas Art Stroll

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Marion

Most of this year’s walking around Santa Rosa’s art-colony neighborhood South A Street was done by Lillian and me. Kathleen joined us for our usual brunch at the Spinster Sisters, but needed to leave after that. We missed her! While … Continue reading →

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The Way the Landscape Changes

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Marion

A Finnish man used to come into the store, about once a week, usually Tuesdays. His English was so faintly accented that I didn’t know he’d been born in Finland until he told me. He was a burly giant, somewhere … Continue reading →

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Monday, October 9, 2017

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Marion

We woke up about six-forty-five Monday morning, because the rookery of crows about a mile away was raising its usual ruckus. They all start, cawing and squawking, for about fifteen minutes, before they fly off in various groups to their … Continue reading →

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Mockingbird Books Moves Away

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Marion

For the last five years I’ve been slightly involved with a local secondhand book store called Mockingbird Books. I volunteered there the first two years of my retirement. It was like a dream; getting to work in a bookstore. It … Continue reading →

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The Barlow Flower Market

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Marion

California Sisters Florist has coordinated a Sebastopol flower market, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 7:30 am to 1:30. It’s held in the Barlow, directly behind Taylor Maid in the space that used to be Taylor Maid’s roastery. I stopped there today … Continue reading →

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Tourist Tip: Florence Avenue, Sebastopol

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Marion

It’s getting to the time of year when family and friends visit, and we’re often blessed with beautiful weather. You can stay inside and watch football, but if you’re in or near Sebastopol you owe it to your guests and … Continue reading →

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Jousting! Cosplay! Comics! LumaCon, 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Marion

Do you like comic books? Love live-action role play? Do you love cosplay? Jousting? Drawing? Then LumaCon, Petaluma’s own annual youth comic convention, is for you. LumaCon is held the fourth weekend in January, in Petaluma, and this year it … Continue reading →

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