The seasonal business is looking for half a dozen people to staff its Napa pop-up store in the old Salvation Army Store building on Main Street.
As some Napans seek an ordinance favoring local businesses, Karen Lucia of Grapeleaf Graphics is taking the cause directly to consumers with her new "Shop Local Napa" campaign, complete with website and planned discount card.
The Bay Area manufacturer pulls its popular candy after Red Vines' black licorice tests positive for lead. The company said it has separated the candy from the rest of its products at the factory and that a full refund will be issued to consumers.
The brand-new, 12-screen film complex is set for a Nov. 9 opening and Napa Patch is going to have lots of tickets to give away when November rolls around. Till then, let's talk about what movies we want to see there. Here's the Facebook buzz. Join in.
Sleep Train is looking to hire 40 employees for two to three more stores in the Bay Area, thanks in part to its success in north Napa.
Napa's first vegetarian restaurant won instant acclaim and Michelin status — then closed. Now the property is up for sale. What would you like to see there next? Share your visions for this vacancy.
Got $35,000,000? You could be the next owner of Robin Williams' Napa getaway. So big it's in two counties, the 653-acre estate with almost 20,000 square foot of living space is listed for sale.
Who has the best pizza in Napa? How about the best candy shop, car wash and food truck? Here are your picks for our 2012 Readers' Choice Awards in 25 categories.
Brenda Roberts, owner of Baker Street Downtown and president of the Napa Downtown Association, announces that after 26 years in business in Napa, she is "being forced out of business" by new landlord Michael L. Holcomb.
Our Readers' Choice Awards polling ends today in two dozen business categories. Have you cast your votes? Click the links below to help your favorite nominees win the Napa Patch Readers' Choice Award 2012.
Reports from the vineyards reveal high hopes from Carneros to Calistoga as harvest 2012 gets underway. Winemakers' notes provided by the Napa Valley Vintners.
We are excited to announce that Napa Patch is soon becoming Napa Valley Patch, serving the communities of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.
Median prices in Napa County were at $281,000 in July 2011 and reached $372,500 this July, though the increase appears to be connected to a higher share of sales in the mid-to-upper price ranges, according to DataQuick. Reported by Bay City News Service.
Briefly one of the hottest spots in Napa, named among the nation's top 10 new restaurants by the New York Times, Michelin-starred Ubuntu has been closed to diners since last fall and is operating only as a yoga studio. Now comes a for-sale ad.
Husband and wife Bledar Llapaj and Debra Buhring offer a Mediterranean-influenced dinner menu, extensive wine list, indoor bar and tented, candlelit outdoor lounge on Dwight Murray Plaza in downtown Napa. Dining daily 5-9 p.m.; beer, wine till midnight.
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Cyrus Mousavi is in the process of transforming the former Marie Callender's into Oventi Restaurant and Bakery, serving three meals a day and selling baked goods seven days a week. If successful, the north Napa eatery will become the first in a chain.
Joe Vallerga, the son of Italian immigrants who farmed in what is now the Oxbow District, founded the first Vallerga's Market nearby in 1947. He died Thursday, according to the Napa Valley Register.
Have you been wondering about the construction project by Villa Corona and Umpqua Bank in Bel Aire Plaza? Looks like it's going to be a Chico's clothing store, according to the Napa Valley Register; but likely not till 2013, a store manager says.
Celebration of a record quarter extends all the way from the North Bay to New York City.
Paintbrush in hand, Sam Naeine said the new Oventi Restaurant and Bakery will open "as soon as possible," perhaps even this month. The new spot at the old Marie Callender's will serve three meals a day, he said.
The bar bearing his name has not yet opened, but Nicola Fagiani's neon sign is back on the front of the downtown Napa building his family owned for most of the 20th century. Are you glad to see it? Tell us in the comments.
Napa joins the San Rafael Chamber as the only Chambers of Commerce in the North Bay to be recognized with the CalChamber Presidents Circle Award.
Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company launches Slingshot Blend, pokes fun at Starbucks
Pier 1 Imports taking over Copperfield's Book, which is making its new home next door to Whole Foods, Umpqua Bank downsizes.
Contrary to widespread speculation, it wasn't Starbucks that bought the chain, which has one coffee shop in Napa.
The bank's 2012 second quarter net profit was a $268,000 increase from 2011.
Lucky and Save Mart workers won't go on strike; the deal will reportedly save the grocery chain money and give employees more hours. Talks with Raley's and Safeway workers continue.
Now that celebrity chef Tyler Florence has closed both his Napa businesses, what should replace his former restaurant on the Napa River side of the Riverfront development? Tell us what you'd like to see there.
The celebrity chef shuttered his Rotisserie & Wine restaurant in December and has now closed his nearby kitchen shop as well. Our question of the week is: What went wrong? Share your theories in our comments section.
Nominations for 25 Readers' Choice Awards categories close at noon Monday. Make sure your favorite businesses are included: Nominate them now! Voting begins July 23, ends August 17 and we announce the winners August 24.
Owner Lynn Campagna announced on the store's Facebook page that she will be closing up her kitchenware shop at the end of the summer. To sell off inventory, Campagna is declaring "Christmas in July."
We have 25 categories in this round of the Readers' Choice Awards contest, and they need your nominations. Please tell us what Napa businesses you would like to see in the running: The deadline is July 9 at noon.
Owner Neela Paniz is planning to sell the only Indian restaurant in Napa, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle's "Inside Scoop" blog.
The firm of Cushman and Wakefield, working with a New York restaurant consulting firm, is looking for tenants to occupy the 80,000-square-foot building on the Napa River oxbow. What would you like to see there? Tell us!
A new business confidence survey reveals an overall dip in optimism, but contains some positive signs. What's the view from Napa? Tell us in the comments.
We have nominations for best auto shop, food truck, pizza and sandwich, but none yet for the best bar, happy hour, romantic restaurant, outdoor dining and more than a dozen other categories. What are your Napa recommendations?
The longtime Napa party-supply, paper and crafts store has lost its lease and is having a liquidation sale that started at 10 a.m. Thursday, according to the Napa Valley Register.
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, gelato, sorbet: We want to know what local businesses should be in the running for our 2012 Readers' Choice Award for best frozen treat in Napa.
We'll take your suggestions and create a poll for voting to determine the best happy hour in Napa. Please get your favorites to us by noon on July 9, by using the comment box below or on the Napa Patch Facebook page.