u/curiousmind4432

I live locally but have family coming into town soon. I always take them wineries in the area (Sebastopol & Healdsburg). We are getting dinner in Healdsburg next weekend so instead of visiting a winery, I was considering taking them to a tasting room in the plaza since many are open later than 4/5pm and walkable to dinner. I haven't been to any in recent years though, so would love a recommendation on a really good tasting room for older family members who enjoy good quality wines from Sonoma County. I (they) don't need a hip, loud place. Thanks!

I’ve been to a few community pools (public pools) in Santa Rosa and Sebastopol and am disappointed by their environments. The set up is very sparse, like a few chairs here and there, but no lounge chairs to actually hang out on while enjoying a few hours at the pool or many tables to sit and enjoy lunch or snacks while having a swim day. Is this common here? I also find the free swim hours to be strange and solely in the afternoon for like 2-3 hours max (often during younger kids’ nap times). Where I grew up, I would spend my summer days at the pool for hours with friends and siblings. They were well equipped with chairs, clean facilities inside and out, and overall comfortable. The pools here are just… lacking aesthetically and generally in my opinion. There aren’t many of them and then they are PACKED on a hot summer afternoon during the few hours they are open for free swim. It’s like they are purposely made to be not conducive for people to hang out aside from being in the water.

Does anyone else feel the same way?