4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1024+ words) Miss Napa County Milan Alas waves to the crowd during Napa’s annual Fourth of July parade on July 4 this year. Milan Alas is the current Miss Napa County. She uses her platform to support Make-A-Wish. In public appearances as Miss…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1058+ words) The Water and Wastewater Advisory Committee meets at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall, 1088 College Ave. Learn about issues related to equitable education impacting Upvalley families with Sara Martinez at 11 a.m. at the St. Helena Public Library, 1492 Library Lane. Get basic knowledge of computer…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (669+ words) Visitors come traipsing here from every direction — friends from the city, relatives from out of state, people I have known for decades, people from the business side of my life, and casual acquaintances. We want visitors. Visitors make us pause…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (452+ words) The city of St. Helena's year-long celebration of 150 years of incorporation culminated Saturday, Sept. 5, with a block party at the corner of Adams Street and Library Lane featuring food vendors, kids' activities, music by Wonder Bread 5, and a drone show....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1008+ words) Members of the Napa Valley Writers’club hold copies of their works during a group meeting in March. From left: Amber Lea Starfire, Ralph De Amicis, Jim Lauria, Teri Stevens, Rebecca Levy and Maria Castelluci Moore. While world-class wines and vibrant…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (496+ words) Joann Ortega is the only St. Helena artist featured in this year's Napa Valley Open Studios. Joann Ortega is the only St. Helena artist opening her workspace as part of this year’s Napa Valley Open Studios. The event features 67 artists…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (707+ words) Harold Francis, left, an Open Studios Napa Valley artist and member of the Art Association Napa Valley, poses with a customer during the 2025 Napa Valley Open Studios tour. This season's event runs Sept. 19-20 and Sept. 26-27. The quiet, creative spaces where…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) Here is a look at some of our most popular stories and features from the past week. As Justin-Siena High School celebrates its 60th anniversary, generations of students, alumni and educators say the school’s lasting legacy is a culture of belonging,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1089+ words) About 15 years ago, while the editor of the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press, I found myself with a personal online troll. He ran a blog that opined about everything wrong with Burbank, its leaders and, most definitely, its newspaper. Nearly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (321+ words) The White Barn will celebrate St. Helena's 150th birthday by screening a quirky film about a town celebrating its own 150th birthday at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Christopher Guest's mockumentary "Waiting for Guffman" (1996) will be accompanied by selections from "Valley Pie," a fondly remembered…...