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Pirkle Jones, California photographer, dies at 95
Pirkle Jones, a California photographer admired for his stirring images of migrant workers, endangered landscapes and social movements, including a controversial series on the Black Panthers at the height of their activism in the late 1960s, died March 15...Tags: Eldridge Cleaver, World War II (1939-1945), California, Napa County (California), Indiana
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Lining up some fine Ridge wines
Ridge Vineyards has a fairly substantial production — about 75,000 cases. Much of this is sold through an active direct-selling operation at the winery, which it calls the Advance Tasting Program, or ATP. Membership gives you access to some of the...Tags: Napa County (California), Lifestyle and Leisure, California, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Sonoma County (California)
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Set in his ways -- wonderfully
Special to The TimesCupertino, Calif. — RIDGE VINEYARDS, you might not be surprised to learn, is set on a ridge. On a recent overcast day, its chief executive and winemaker Paul Draper leaned his tall frame against a railing at the western edge of the winery's...Tags: Napa County (California), California, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sonoma County (California), Barrington
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Housing downturn is a jolt to upscale Temecula
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor almost 20 years, they've been painting the town red in Temecula. Atop onion fields and grazing pastures, they've built a parade of 4,000- and 5,000-square-foot houses -- palaces, many of them, with turrets and faux backyard grottoes, with six-car...Tags: Temecula, Riverside County (California), Furniture, Children, Vehicles
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Eco-friendly lodgings at Napa Valley's Gaia
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa: This eco-conscious, 133-room lodging at Napa Valley's south end was built using wood from sustainable forests; recycled materials for carpets and bath tiles; and solar panels, which provide 12% of the electricity. It also has...Tags: Napa Valley (Napa, California), Los Angeles Times, Hotels and Accommodations, Personal Service
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Hotel Bel-Air Restaurant: Date with a grande dame
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterONE warm October evening, you're sitting outside with friends under trellises trained with bougainvillea, about to begin dinner on the terrace of one of the most glamorous hotels in the world. The wine's magnificent, the china's gorgeous. A plate of...Tags: Lentils, Pies and Tarts, Sea Bass, California, Caviar
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World of change in winemaking
![Chicagoans are thirsty. Whether it's an $8 glass of 2006 Brooks Riesling from Oregon raised in a toast at Webster's Wine Bar in Lincoln Park, a $15 bottle of French ros� named the "Pink Criquet" and tossed back on an Oak Park porch, or a $2,125 bottle of Gaja's 1978 Italian Barbaresco, sipped respectfully at one of Charlie Trotter's prime tables, folks are reaching for wine.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-06/40484218-29060510.jpg "Chicagoans are thirsty. Whether it's an $8 glass of 2006 Brooks Riesling from Oregon raised in a toast at Webster's Wine Bar in Lincoln Park, a $15 bottle of French ros� named the "Pink Criquet\" and tossed back on an Oak Park porch, or a $2,125 bottle of Gaja's 1978 Italian Barbaresco, sipped respectfully at one of Charlie Trotter's prime tables, folks are reaching for wine.")
Chicago Tribune criticChicagoans are thirsty. Whether it's an $8 glass of 2006 Brooks Riesling from Oregon raised in a toast at Webster's Wine Bar in Lincoln Park, a $15 bottle of French ros� named the "Pink Criquet" and tossed back on an Oak Park porch, or a $2,125 bottle...Tags: Balkan Peninsula, Napa Valley (Napa, California), Environmental Issues, Oregon, Bars and Clubs
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Flier bill of rights in works
Tribune senior correspondentIt's a question asked by thousands of desperate airline passengers every year who end up trapped onboard grounded planes for hours on end, waiting for a takeoff that sometimes never comes: Why can't the plane just return to an airport gate so passengers...Tags: Mike Thompson, Air Transportation, New York, U.S. Department of Transportation, American Airlines, Inc.
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Tom Eddy Makes Superior Napa Valley Wines
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen it comes to California's super premium wines, none is better than the one produced by Tom Eddy in Napa Valley. Indeed, the 2002 Tom Eddy Cabernet Sauvignon is as good as California cab gets. Blended from grapes grown in four highly regarded...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Napa Valley (Napa, California), Marlborough, California, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Lauderdale mayor's comments don't appear to reduce interest, officials say
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen Colorado voters wiped out legal protections for gays, Aspen's annual gay ski week suffered. A similar boycott ensued when the Cayman Islands turned away a shipload of gay cruise passengers.Tourism officials doubt if such a fate awaits Fort Lauderdale...Tags: Napa Valley (Napa, California), Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, California, Trips and Vacations
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A lesson in dining: Think culinary schools
Tribune NewspapersMy most memorable school lunch involved a glass of Schramsberg bubbly and perfectly grilled scallops. OK, I also remember a great beef stew in grade school and the Union chili at university, but that's another story. This story is about school lunches...Tags: Napa Valley (Napa, California), Education, Anthony Bourdain, Lifestyle and Leisure, California
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Equality Vigil Illuminates Downtown Sacramento
SACRAMENTO - Nobody is quite sure who started it, but word spread tonight of an impromptu candlelight vigil held both in front of the State Capitol and on the corner of 20th and L Streets in Downtown Sacramento during Wednesday's rush hour. "It just...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Minority Groups, Elections, Local Elections, Gays and Lesbians
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