Good morning, Santa Rosa.

The local Sherpa and Nepali community raised over $100,000 for Nepal flood relief during a Tuesday benefit attended by 500 people.

Donations, including amounts as high as $5,000, are directed to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund (all contributions are tax-deductible) and remain available online over the next two weeks.

That Fiber Bish is holding its grand opening at a new yarn and fiber arts shop downtown this Saturday, Sept.

26. The event begins at 11 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting, light refreshments + raffle, and the shop offers craft classes and community meetup nights.

Sonoma Valley’s historic Gundlach Bundschu Winery filed for Chapter 11 restructuring (with nearly $39 million in debt) and will remain open as it negotiates with a prospective investor, a deal that may force the family to relinquish majority control after nearly 170 years.

Santa Rosa's Flamingo Resort and Spa is hosting Resort-O-Rama, a four-day festival celebrating 1950s culture and mid-century design from Oct.

8–11. The event features keynote speakers, vintage fashion showcases, era dinners, and concludes with Mayor Mark Stapp's civic proclamation plus a free public marketplace (with vinyl DJs and poolside fashion).

Oakmont Visual Aids Workshop celebrates 55 years of making hand-bound tactile books for visually impaired children by gathering nearly 50 volunteers every Monday to cut, write, glue and bind custom educational materials, and its new website is driving up shipments of 38 titles to classrooms worldwide.

Two orphaned baby minks rescued this summer were released back into the wild along the Russian River near Healdsburg today.

They were raised with limited human contact at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue in Petaluma (to help reduce stress) and wildlife officials say they will thrive independently.