Hop on your bike for the upcoming Sonoma County Backroad Challenge (May 21) and you will find a couple of great new west Petaluma rides. The Sonoma County Backroad Challenge is the main fundraiser for Petaluma Sunrise Rotary Club. It is a bike ride that winds through the countryside west [...]
I was walking with the GF and our dog back from the park when we ran into a young woman picking leaves from a fruit tree. From half a block away, I knew exactly what she was up to. She was placing the leaves into a bag, and her face [...]
The first major event of the year is upon us, and it is shaping up to be a good one. I was downtown hanging a banner for the upcoming Great Petaluma Chili Cookoff, Salsa, and Beer tasting event and witnessed some rare sites. (Save the date for Chili - it is [...]
This is the best kind of fundraiser because it costs you nothing more than a minute of your time and couple of your mouse clicks. Those outside the loop may think of rural communities as a dead end, especially when it comes to raising their kids. The thought of raising [...]
Petaluma Pete’s piano is as brightly colored as his act. They both make me smile. Even when I encounter his piano sitting patiently in its downtown storage space, it reminds me of all the times I have heard and seen Petaluma Pete playing it around downtown Petaluma. Sometimes Petaluma Pete [...]
(post unedited) (the third in a series on the 2010 Taste of Petaluma) The 2010 Taste of Petaluma (TOP) is finally upon us! It isn't too late; grab the wife and kids and head down to Haus Fortuna or Putnam Plaza to get your tickets and enjoy a great day [...]
Meat Two Ways. …on a stick…and in a bowl!
My name is Houston and I am a Petalumaholic. If it has to do with Petaluma, I am reading about it, visiting it, playing in it, or eating it. I try to participate wherever I can in this community that I under-appreciated as a kid. A big fan of food, I revel in Petaluma’s vast and diverse restaurant, brewery, and winery scene and volunteer or visit every Petaluma food festival, event, or “feed” that I can. I am an Elite Yelp reviewer and in my free time blog as often as I can about the food, as well as the parades, festivals, events, people, and businesses that make Petaluma such a great place to live.
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I love me some piggy belly!!! (at Tara Firma Farms, getting in touch with my inner pig farmer. They are located at the end of I St. and are open to the public from sunrise until sunset with numerous hiking trails and lots of farming.)
At Cinnabar Theater’s 13th Annual Great Petaluma Chili Cook-off, Salsa and Beer Tasting event with Petaluma’s Mayor (Pam Torliett) and The Chili Empress/Queen of Cuisine (Laura Sunday)
The Zcar – 2005 at The Stick