Maria Carrillo performance arts theater (Photo: Max Mwaniki, The Puma Prensa) by Isaac Lopez, staff writer As the corona virus spread throughout schools, counties, and countries, we strayed away from performing arts and forgot how it feels to sit down and enjoy some entertainment sitting side-by-side in a theater. As the number of cases have […]
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Brigadeiros: a Brazilian delight
by Brooke Cregan, staff writer Brigadeiros are a heavenly bite of chocolate deliciousness that are served at every party in Brazil. Katrina Gorauskas’ dad grew up in Brazil and brought the recipe to his family. The signature ingredient is sweetened condensed milk, which is found in almost every Brazilian dessert. The Gorauskas family loves to […]
Impacts of Pandemic on Local Businesses
By Kyle Wu, Editor Even though California has gradually relaxed its shelter-in-place order, the piecemeal reopening has not significantly benefited local businesses, who are still struggling to survive the pandemic. According to The Press Democrat, many businesses lack much needed resources, and are struggling to stay afloat. Pedy Lawson, the owner of Pedy’s Petals, a […]
Breaking the monotony with reading
During these hard times where we are made to stay home all day, it goes without saying that life can get a bit boring. It can get very tiring staring at a computer for school all day. However, there is a way to break the monotony: reading. Unfortunately, all the libraries in Sonoma County are […]
Local businesses face hurdles getting federal loans
By Leo Herbstman, staff writer Small businesses in Santa Rosa, California are being hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, which has forced many of them to close or modify how they do business. Although the U.S. Congress passed legislation that provided $349 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, […]