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Working in the food and wine industry runs in her family, said Whitney Macdonald, senior manager, partnerships and guest experience at Visit Napa Valley. “I’ve worked in restaurants since I was 15. In college, I started working in top-notch establishments in New York City and those experiences helped guide my interest in the world of wine,” she said. Macdonald also worked a few harvest internships, which eventually led to a career in winery hospitality in both Sonoma and Napa. â...

The city of Half Moon Bay recently launched a program that allows downtown businesses to create new outdoor dining spaces.

Support for one another, support from family and community, food and luck is the love story of Kirstan Knowlton and Jamie Davis who married on Friday the 13th in October 2017. Kirstan Knowlton, who hails from southern New Hampshire and moved to Berlin when she was 16 years old said, “Thirteen is a lucky number. We liked the Halloween date, too, but when we saw there was a Friday the thirteenth in October, we chose that date.” Jamie Davis, who also grew up in downstate New Hampshire an...

By LINDLEY ESTES FOR THE FREE LANCE–STAR In the Fredericksburg artist community, Adam DeSio was known as a hard worker. As a tireless supporter of other artists. And as a multifaceted creator who didn’t put much stock in trends. He created because he had a compulsion to create. He was a true artist. His life was cut short by cancer last year. DeSio, a painter, photographer and graphic designer, died on Jan. 13, 2020, at the age of 42. His friend and fellow member at Art Fi...

There is a woman who has lived in Half Moon Bay for nine years who says this last year has been especially difficult between losing her job and the pandemic.

By Kevin C. Hall | kevin.hall@gaflnews.com Feb 3, 2021 Via Facebook MOULTRIE, Ga. — An iconic Moultrie business took a step in a new direction last week as Lasseter Tractor Co. purchased Edwards Motors. Lasseter Tractor, located on the northern part of Veterans Parkway, owns seven John Deere dealerships across Georgia. Its history goes back four generations to El Lasseter, who started the company more than 60 years ago. Edwards Motors, located on...

Missouri is allocating vaccines to about 30 hospitals across the state. MU Health Care is in Group A and will receive 4,000 doses this week.

A locally-based company continues their partnership through a $10,000 donation. COLUMBIA- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri received a donation of $10,000 Tuesday morning from Columbia Safety and Supply. The donation will help fund the organizations matching program. It will fully fund seven matches for one year. Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) matches children ages 5 to 18, called "Littles," with adult mentors, called "Bigs." Each partnership costs $1,500 per year to fully fund. ...

Despite the current cold temperatures and winter landscape, it’s never too early to start planing for boating season. With part of Lake Cumberland right in Pulaski’s borders as well as

That’s what City Attorney Paul Keith told the city council last week on Monday, Jan. 25. If that’s the case, however, it won’t be for many properties, he said. In some cases, the property where the city hasn’t been able to get an easement is owned by a corporate body that isn’t necessarily controlled locally. “One is a cemetery that we can’t find anybody — alive — who is associated with it,” Keith said. Before moving forward with any eminent dom...