Community Corner
A Year of Napa on Patch: November, 2010
Napa Patch celebrates its one-year anniversary Nov. 22, and to mark the occasion we're looking back at the site's first 12 months online. Today we remember November, 2010; feel free to share your memories and observations in the comments section.
The Monday before Thanksgiving, 2010, somebody flipped a switch on the internet and Napa Patch became a live website.
Not many Napans knew we were coming, but we rolled out with more than a dozen original articles by eight local writers, covering everything from police news to cooking.
Here are some of the first stories to post on Napa Patch that first day, nearly a year ago:
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By and It's not about the tiles: unraveling the tangled tale of Napa's most notorious vacancy. Part 1 of 2.
2011 update: Although the reported in September that a the building's owner is joining forces with a New York City firm that wants to create a restaurant in the long-closed landmark, the place still stands empty and open to the elements. In October, for the 1974 murder of Anita Andrews in Fagiani's Bar.
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By Flood work continues on the Napa River, as the winter rains begin. (How much rain this year? The National Weather Service isn't saying.)
By Napa's first responders have some simple tips for a secure and healthy holiday season.
By New restaurants are luring hungry crowds to a part of First Street that used to be Nowheresville at night.
By Students are out of school and teachers (and staff) are missing pay as the state budget crisis continues to tighten its grip on the school district.
By An exhibition at the features emerging artists and current students at .
2011 update: Works by Vintage students are again featured at the museum in its current exhibition.
By With a prominent new downtown Artwalk and the successful launch of its month-long all-arts festival, aims to put Napa on the map for more than just food and wine.
2011 update: There's a whole new crop of Artwalk sculptures downtown and the unveiling of the next exhibition is the day before Thanksgiving.
By Guitarist and Patch contributor John K. Ruch talks with Flatline, drummer for Vengince, on the eve of the band's fourth European tour.
2011 update: Vengince was on the road again this year, this time on a U.S. tour in October.
By I'd been sending off recipes and participating in cook-offs for more than a year, and my hot streak was experiencing a cool-down. Would this cook-off, based on potatoes, help me get my mojo back?
2011 update: Jamie after nailing the this summer. She's just back from a .
By The race was for girls, but boys, moms, dads and grandparents turned out to run along.
By With daily news, school coverage, arts, sports and more, Napa Patch is your 24/7 source for the entire city.
The darker side of community news: Less than a week after we opened our virtual doors last year, an officer-involved shooting death on a quiet Alta Heights street shocked the community:
By Emergency call ends in fatal shooting.
2011 update: by a Napa police officer was ruled as within the "" by the . His family has initiated legal proceedings against the city of Napa.
Our earliest readers already had strong opinions about what should be happening in downtown Napa:
By Napa Patch users comment on what should be done downtown.
2011 update: 1. The has wrapped up a series of 10 public meetings and created a the city's elected officials will review and discuss Nov. 15. 2. opens Nov. 18.
Tomorrow, we'll look back at October, 2010.
