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December/January 2007

Features

Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide

A Return to Religion

What is unclear from science at this point, and what might never be understood is this: Is conversion a response to an increase in dopamine, making the person more susceptible to a belief in a...

Keep it Off!

Keep it Off!

How to party without putting on the pounds.

Departments

Regional Focus: Open for Business

Fairfield is emerging as a center for a new breed of food manufacturing companies.

Places Please

Personality: A Celebration of Life

In June 2003, with one vocal teacher, six students and the help of her colleagues, the Missouri Street Arts Academy was born.

Greater Good: With Access for All

Access Adventure is a unique nonprofit with the mission of providing opportunities for people with disabilities to enjoy the outdoors via horse-drawn carts.

Cool Kids: Huffman Wins for U.S. Kids

UPS chooses Napa girl's artwork for Dale Jarrett's NASCAR Ford.

Community: The Flu is Coming!

Winter is here and the change of season brings good memories for many people. It also brings the flu.

Home: Spice Up Your Table

Home: Wine Country Homes

The 10 essentials for an enviable Napa Valley Estate.

Entertaining: 10 Hostess Gifts for under $40

Bookbag: 10 Best Cookbooks to Give or Get

Bookbag Junior: Cookbooks Just for Kids

As the "just for kids" cooking instructor at Shallots Cooking School in the Nugget Market in Vacaville, Kris Tavalero sees first-hand how children warm to culinary experiences.

First Person: The Relativity of Being

Mic's Picks: Mic's Picks: Austin and San Antonio

When you ask Texans to choose their favorite city in "the greatest state in the Union", Austin and San Antonio will top the list. For foodies: a wide range of epicurean experiences are available...

Spirit Speaks

"The journey to enlightenment has no steps; you are light. The secret is knowing that when you arrive, there was 'know' journey." -Clint Cochran, mystic

Marketplace: Steve Rasser: Teaching What You Love

Marketplace: Drinks

Dining Out: Go Fish Opens in St. Helena

Reviewers usually wait a few weeks or months after a new restaurant opens to give it a chance to settle in. But there's so much interest in St. Helena's GO FISH, we decided to review it right away.

Wine Notes: Artisanal Distillers Brighten the Holidays

These distillers of fruit and grain have moved beyond tiny niches into the mainstream of the adult beverage business, and it's a rare upscale bar that doesn't proudly feature local vodkas, gins,...