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Best Town Picks for Kicks

Best Place . . . . . . to raise a stink: Bloomfield . . . to not raise a stick: Rohnert Park . . . to go wading: Petaluma . . . to listen to classical music gratis: Santa Rosa (Courthouse Square) . . . to get a mud bath: Rio Nido . . . to not rent Total Recall: Windsor . . . to find more squeeze boxes than big boxes: Cotati . . . to realize that one way is not the only way: Sebastopol . . . to pretend you're a Napa County big spender without crossing the county line: Healdsburg (Oakville Grocery) . . . to gourmandize till you gag: Glen Ellen . . . to overlook the overpass: Cloverdale . . . to find people making a historic plaza pedestrian: Sonoma . . . to be flooded with memories: Guerneville . . . to help crowd the road to piscatory paradise: Bodega Bay . . . to hit the brake before you miss it: Penngrove . . . to get, bien sûr, a double olfactory dose--pinot et pesticide: Kenwood . . . to flush funds: Geyserville and environs . . . to elevate your mind instead of your vine: Forestville . . . to be a rebel without a cause (rated for teens only): Graton J.A., P.H., L.H [ Sonoma County | MetroActive Central | Archives ]