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UPDATE on Sept. 28, 2026: We had great weather for the first workshop where the focus was to dig trenches to create swales and berms that will help retain rainwater, and cover the lawn with cardboard and burlap before layering on woodchips to kill the thirsty lawn. The focus for the next workshop on Oct. …

Sometimes I imagine what it must be like to be a Napa winemaker.  So when I saw Elkhorn Peak Cellars’ event calendar included the opportunity to “Be A Winemaker for the Morning,” I signed up.  My wife and I have been Elkhorn Peak wine club members for over 14 years so I already knew how much …

UPDATE on July 26, 2026: Hiddenbrooke residents have donated over 21,000 pounds of food to the Solano County Food Bank since the project started! The next food pick-up will be Saturday, August 1st. If you would like to participate in this very needed, on-going project, you must email Nancy Foo at nfoo@sbcglobal.net or text 707-319-6356 before April 25th …

UPDATED on April 16, 2026: Elkhorn Peak is adding a vineyard patio and has published a schedule of vineyard experiences for 2026 that you can see at https://www.elkhornpeak.com/visit/. The expansion is due to a new California law that allows small, family-run wineries like theirs to host up to 36 small vineyard events annually. _______ (Published …

Hiddenbrooke Plaza’s newest business, Butter Chicken Blockbuster Indo-American Cusine, opens Friday, April 17, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the location formerly occupied by The Loft. The owner, Sand, wants this to be a place for neighbors to get together. He says the restaurant will open on Friday and the bar will open …

Recology Vallejo offers free organic compost to Vallejo and American Canyon residential customers, typically providing two free bags per household while supplies last. Customers can pick up compost at 2021 Broadway in Vallejo on Thursday – Saturday from 8 AM – 3:30 PM.  This location also accepts old hazardous waste, including paint cans, batteries, bulbs, …

I’ve had four internet service providers since I moved into Hiddenbrooke 12 years ago. When I had a home-based business producing online conferences for up to 500 people, I relied on Xfinity/Comcast’s copper line with my Verizon mobile phone back-up. But now that I’m in retirement mode, I like Verizon Home’s month-to-month contract and the …

UPDATE: Obsidian has moved its tasting room to downtown Sonoma right on the square, and they are still waiving the tasting fee for Hiddenbrooke neighbors on certain days. See details in our article below. ——— There are alot of stuffy wineries around us that don’t make me feel welcome.  But I’ve discovered a few that …

Don Douglass is again opening his home studio at 2624 Marshfield Road in Hiddenbrooke for a free, public gallery showing as part of the Vallejo Open Studio event on Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10, 2024 from 11am to 5pm both days. No reservations are necessary, but you may contact the studio at rdouglass49@gmail.com …

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians proposed in 2016 to build a $700 million, eight-story, 400,000-square-foot casino resort and 24-unit tribal housing project in Vallejo on 160 acres at Interstate 80 and Highway 37 (i.e., Columbus Parkway) next to where the horse boarding facility is now.  The latest update posted on the Solano County …