Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world has coalesced into two opposing blocs: NATO—comprising most of Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan and South Korea—versus Russia, China, North Korea, ...

Sebastopol Butterfly Effect at Gold Ridge On Saturday, Oct. 11, Gold Ridge Organic Farms hosts Butterfly Effect—an immersive evening of art, music and purpose pairing creativity with impact. Fresh ...

The Mill Valley Film Festival (October 2–12, 2025) awarded this year’s Mind the Gap Creation Prize to Tatti Ribeiro for her debut feature film Valentina. Set in the border town of El Paso, Texas, ...

As of Friday, Sept. 19, the former Floodwater in Tam Junction has been transformed into the new Tam Tavern by East Brother Beer Company. It was brought to life by Bill Higgins (Buckeye Roadhouse, ...

At three months old, my son was kicked out of his daycare. I had spent my pregnancy navigating my city’s brutal child care landscape. So, when I found this place, I felt a flood of relief. Yet, less ...

Alongside the endangered redwood, the monarch butterfly is a symbol of our land. We have taken the monarch as our emblem—one sees it in many places—on our T-shirts and jewelry, our journals, our ...

Making Maps Prop 50, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act, will be on the ballot here in California, Nov. 4. Prop 50 temporarily redraws the congressional district map until 2030, allowing ...

Petaluma Whale Sounds at Usher Whale songs turn into brushstrokes in Whale Sounds on a Canvas II, the latest exhibition by artist Firuze Gokce. Inspired by whale sound spectrograms, Gokce transforms ...

If there’s one thing this divided nation can agree on, it’s this: Dolly Parton. She’s a national treasure. Consequently, anything affiliated with her automatically starts out with a heap of goodwill.

Free Will Astrology: Week of Oct. 1 offers Rob Brezsny's horoscopes, with advice and insights from the most delightful places.

Sausalito Artists at WorkThis weekend, 180 artists fling open their studio doors for Artists at Work, the semiannual open house at Sausalito’s ICB ART building. Visitors can wander all three floors; ...