The first time the Healdsburg Inn on the Plaza teamed up with Cyrus Restaurant five years ago the response was so fast and furious the hotel's phone system crashed. Needless to say, it sold out immediately. So Breakaway is breaking this scorching hot deal as early as possible [...]
During the holiday delerium, taking a break away can be essential therapy to help restore your sanity. Play hooky from the holiday obligations with a quick overnight retreat. It’s the best gift you can give yourself, your significant other, or your best friend. The Mendocino Coast is only a couple [...]
If you want to flop after you shop it can be a long trek up to Sonoma County to the comfort of your bed after taking in the Christmas scene in San Francisco. But instead of blowing your gift money on urban accommodations, cut your drive time in half and [...]
If the thought of Black Friday and holiday shopping makes you break out in hives, run as far away from the shopping centers as possible. Due west you'll eventually run into the ocean. When the road runs out go right and head north to the quiet of the Mendocino coast, [...]
Attention vets. 11-11-11 is all about you. And in your honor, several national restaurant chains are offering free meals to active and retired veterans. It may not be fine dining but it's free. So take a break today and take advantage. Participating eateries include Chili's in Rohnert Park (851 Redwood [...]
At last. Chauffeur-driven wine tasting for the rest of us. A new purple bus dubbed The Vine Line is shuttling wine tasters among tasting rooms throughout the lower Sonoma Valley in safety. This is a boon not only to travelers but locals who like to occasionally taste in their own [...]
After steering you to the stargazing class at Pepperwood Preserve, another outing under the night sky has cropped up. On Oct. 10 you can take a guided moonlight hike of the Montini Open Space Preserve in Sonoma. Caitlin Cornwall. a biologist with the Sonoma Ecology Center, will lead you an [...]
Canadian Guy Laliberte reportedly forked over $35 million for a space trip with the Russian Soyuz. But for a less expensive trip across the universe go no further than Santa Rosa's Pepperwood Preserve. On Nov. 19, longtime astronomer Bing Quock and fellow stargazer Ron Dammann, are leading a guided Grand [...]
We all like a wicked indulgence every now and then, even in the midst of a terrible economy none dare call "Depression." Recent market research confirms that weary penny-pinchers are warding off their own "Black Dogs" as Winston Churchill called "the blues," with everything from cocktail mixes to cheesecake, at [...]