St. Helena Farmers’ Market: Healthy eating for all


September 6, 2022 by Ann Costelloe in the St. Helena Star The St. Helena Farmers’ Market is committed to supporting our local community by providing a place to find, connect and learn about healthy foods and habits from local resources and growers. The market has become the access point for many essential services and one…

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Wine Industry Leader Ed Matovcik Joins Constellation Brands as Vice President of Public Affairs


August 22, 2022 by Wine Industry Advisor VICTOR, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2022 – Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today the appointment of Ed Matovcik as Vice President, Public Affairs. In this role, Matovcik will be responsible for managing federal and state trade issues important to Constellation’s business…

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Fishing for fun (and more) at Camp di Rosa in south Napa


NOTE: Some Camp subsidies for scholarships were made possible by generous contributions from Donor Advised Funds of the Napa Valley Community Foundation. July 13, 2022 by Jennifer Huffman in the Napa Valley Register Casting from his pole on Tuesday into Winery Lake at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Owen Stone, 11, realized he…

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Napa County Announces $9 Million Investment in ADU Development, Proximity Housing


April 20, 2022 – Napa County Board of Supervisors Continuing to address the housing crisis, the Napa County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to make an historic investment in affordable housing programs using $7 million from the counties American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation and an additional $2 million from the Affordable Housing Fund balance…

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Efforts to ease Accessory Dwelling Unit building process continue in Napa County


April 4, 2022 by Edward Booth in the Napa Valley Register Approvals for Accessory Dwelling Units, touted by lawmakers as one way to help solve California’s housing crisis, have been picking up across Napa County and California over the last few years. Still, the need for housing units still remains astronomically higher in California than what the slowly increasing…

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Accessory Dwelling Unit approvals pick up across Napa County


March 22, 2022 by Edward Booth in the Napa Valley Register The city of Napa saw a boom in Accessory Dwelling Unit applications last year and approved a total 60 of applications, 15 more than in 2020. “We are doing exceedingly well in ADU production, with our highest number of units permitted since we’ve been…

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Napa Valley Register: Community Builders: Scholarships available for local students


January 30, 2022 by Register Staff Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) is encouraging students to apply for nine scholarship opportunities made available each year thanks to the generosity of local donors. The deadline for the 2022-2023 academic year is March 7, and awards range in size from $350 to more than $5,000 per year. Scholarships…

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Napa Valley Register: Note form the President


December 20, 2021 by Jay Scott Over the past month and my limited time as the President of Napa Valley Publishing I am only now starting to understand the true spirit of Napa County. After recovering from an earthquake that literally shook it to its core. Not one but two recent wildfires, and now as…

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