North Bay Bohemian
September 5-11, 2007

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News

Project Censored 2007
The top underreported stories of 2006-2007, inlcuding our own Dianne Feinstein series.

News briefs for Sonoma, Marin and Napa
Plastic bag ban gains momentum in the North Bay.

The Byrne Report:
While Americans grow more complacent, the lives of Iraqis grow more dire.

Columns

Green Zone: Eco-News for Sonoma, Marin and Napa
Why don't more North Bay commuters ride the bus? Have you tried it lately?

Music & Clubs

Essay: Modest Mouse in Santa Rosa
In 1996, the band played an infamous house party that rocked the block, evicted the tenants and will live forever.

Profile: Loudon Wainwright III in Petaluma
With a background in acting and a new album culled from a movie soundtrack, is Loudon Wainwright putting us on? (Yes.)

Profile: Mountain Goats record in Cotati
Singer/songwriter John Darnielle on 'War and Peace,' In 'n' Out and superstition in the studio.

Essay: Mill Valley goes to hell
With the Sweetwater Saloon poised to close at the end of September and Village Music on its heels, we ponder where our favorite little burg has gone.

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Restaurants

Essay: Jam as Muse
How one afternoon turning fruit into spread evokes childbirth, opera, magic realism, Vogue magazine and more.

Restaurant review: Drake's Beach Cafe
Shhh: The tiny locovore haven out in the Pt. Reyes National Seashore is actually too good to tell anyone about.

Winery profile: Go West, young drinker
Cloverdale wineries come into their own. Plus a short list of Mendo must-dos.

Out & About: Ubuntu in Napa
The night was beautiful, the food was beyond stellar and the sex was more than a little in-your-face.

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Movies

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Review: '3:10 to Yuma'
Remake of 1957 gunslinger is heavy on the guns and heavy on the bromance.

The Arts

Lit: Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' turns 50
Three new books, including a reproduction of his original scroll manuscript, mark the anniversary.

Stage review: 'The Clean House' at Cinnabar
Intelligent, funny play has all the makings of a new religion.

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
September 5-11, 2007.