Cover: Going Organic
In a pesticide-laden world, chemical-free wines are taking root in the North Bay.

Green Kitchens: 'Organic' is the word in restaurant dining.

Glow With the Flow: Are GMO grapes the 'new frontier' for pesticide foes?

News: News Bites
North Bay news and issues.

Kenneth Cleaver: The Consumer Correspondent wants to help the Gap achieve transcendence.

Open Mic: Pot Shot.

Arts, Etc.: The Sonoma County Museum appoints a new director; upcoming literary events.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Canal Zone: A trip to Venice leads to old-fashioned romance.

A Two Bass Hit: The bottom line on jazz-string greats Ray Brown and Jim Hall.

SiFT: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Beat This: Literary icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti stumps for poetry with live readings in Petaluma.

Heaven Sent: Sandro Meallet dazzles readers with 'Edgewater Angels.'