Do you know enough about your family’s history to write its story? Napans Anna Gentile and Nancy Gilien do — and will receive an award and cash prize for their efforts.

Napa Valley Exposition is an oasis of solitude this weekend. Except for a few bingo games, the 31-acre fairgrounds is as quiet as a state park.

A domestic violence incident that began late Friday evening turned into a hostage situation resulting in the release of two infant hostages and the arrest of a Napa man early Saturday morning.

A bicyclist was stabbed Saturday afternoon on the Napa River Trail, south of Trancas between Soscol and the Napa River, according to police Sgt. John Kostelac. The man was riding his bike on the trail around 4:20 p.m. when he encountered some mechanical difficulties and stopped to fix his bike. He was then encountered by Jesus Artega Martinez, 28, a homeless man, who demanded money from the cyclist according to Kostelac. Martinez then stabbed the man in the neck with a knife.

As the days grow longer and temperatures rise, green goo is multiplying somewhere in the shallower depths of Lake Hennessey — the city of Napa’s drinking supply.

If Napa wants an example of a private developer working with a community fair, it may lie in Madera.

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Buying lunch at school has never been appealing for most students. Just the idea of eating pre-packed, processed pizza or hamburgers and dry, pale vegetables can make a student lose his or her appetite.

Crab feeds are popular fundraisers in Napa but when it comes to raising funds for Napa County Democratic Central Committee and the Democrats of Napa Valley, it’s all about tamales.

Wal-Mart could receive new permits next week for its nearly completed retail and grocery store at Napa Junction in American Canyon.

The St. Helena City Council’s 2006 denial of Rodney Friedrich’s hotel project isn’t the only vote on a south-of-town proposal that’s come back to haunt the city.