North Bay Bohemian
July 12-18, 2006

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News

My Imaginary Love Affair with Lyle Lovett
An exercise in nauseating, old-fashioned celebrity worship involving the unsuspecting Lyle Lovett.

News

Santa Rosa news: Eminent domain
Will Santa Rosa enact its right of eminent domain for the proposed Gateways Redevelopment Project?

News: True cost of poverty
Facts and figures on the cost of being a poor American in 2006.

North Bay news briefs: Greenbelt Alliance Smarth Growth Scorecard
How Petaluma, San Rafael, Napa and other North Bay cities score. Also, talking tickets.

Columns

Car Culture: Sugar beets and ethanol
A short primer on why using sugar beets instead of GMO corn for fuel just ain't gonna happen.

Movies

Movie Review: 'The War Tapes'
Documentary shot by soldiers shows how the Iraq invasion makes the Middle East safe for . . . cheese.

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Music & Clubs

Music Review: Cut Chemist's 'The Audience's Listening'
Bay Area DJ is a turntable king.

Music review: Tupac, Dion, Charlie Rich and Kid Rock
Alternative holiday music for alternative holidays.

MORE NIGHTLIFE    NIGHTLIFE LISTINGS    NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurants

Restaurant review: Wine Spectrum Shop & Bar in Santa Rosa
New tapas restaurant offers exquisite food at rareified prices.

Restaurant review: Outdoor dining in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties
Ravenous, Cantinetta, the Mountain Home Inn and other al fresco options.

Winery Profile: Castle Vineyards and Winery in Sonoma
Your cup runneth over at Castle.

Food Event: Sonoma County Showcase of Wine and Food
Luncheons, cook-offs, dinners and winetasting abound at annual event.

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The Arts

Event Preview: Festival del Sole in Napa
How the festival came to annoint Napa with greatness.

Book Review: 'Londonstani'
Gautam Malkani's rude boys lay low in the Hounslow.

Author Profile: Peter Laufer and 'Mission Rejected'
Journalist discusses his new non-fiction work about soldiers who refuse to fight.

Stage Review: 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' at SRT
Repertory offering a portrait of the past.

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
July 12-18, 2006.