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Glad You Asked by Diane Montañez
Why are some sidewalks in Napa unpaved? I’ve noticed several well-traveled blocks where pedestrians tread on dirt and gravel alone: Yajome and Napa streets (west side), Jefferson Street near Old Sonoma Road (east side), Old Sonoma at Almond Avenue (north side).

Slow down and see Old Town

Seth Herbey's NapaCam
Seth Herbey takes us through the streets of Old Town Napa for this month's installment of NapaCam.

Obituaries

Plaza Payoff

Napa Mayor Jill Techel and City Council member Peter Mott do the honors during the dedication ceremony of the new Opera House Plaza behind the Napa Valley Opera House.

Real Napa

Through a plaque brightly

Napa Journal by Kevin Courtney
When I first scrutinized the new plaque at Veterans Memorial Park, I didn’t quite get it.

Faces and places: Homecoming queens of the Valley

The Napa Valley Register publishes your photos of community events and people around town. Just send us a photo with your information and then look for it on the first Sunday of the month in print and online.

Wine

Petite sirah gains admirers

Dan Berger
Petite sirah is a grape variety that usually isn’t so petite and has little to do with syrah (other than being its offspring).

Vintners have $5 million reasons to toast

Amid the kind of celebration that usually surrounds the high bidders at Napa Valley’s summer wine auction, representatives of about three dozen local charities and organizations clinked their glasses with vintners and elected officials Thursday night as the Napa Valley Vintners announced more than $5 million in grants.

Sports

High school hoops tourney Saturday at Justin-Siena

Marty James
NOTES AND QUOTES for a Friday in the Napa Valley: In a tune-up for the 2009-10 high school girls basketball season, varsity and junior varsity teams will play a series of scrimmages during a jamboree that will be hosted by Justin-Siena Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

A cloud has been lifted over Oakland

Randy Johnson
So the Golden State Warriors traded Stephen Jackson to Charlotte on Monday for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovich.

California’s new deal doesn’t hold water

Outdoors by Guy Carl
California’s lawmakers are celebrating the fact that they’ve come up with a solution to the state’s water crisis.

Storm women win first game of season

Napa Valley College women’s basketball coach Chris Kvidahl didn’t know when last year’s team won its first game.