Napa Community Bank announces an exhibition of artwork by local artist Suzy Sansom. The current exhibit features “Wine Country Women,” a mixed media series on paper, featuring the artist’s “shapely,” sometimes bawdy, always fun-loving gals, engaged in some of life’s simplest, most joyous pleasures.

Dick Lopez, a Napa Valley lodging broker was recently interviewed by Pamela Lanier.

Waddell & Reed Advisors Funds recently were awarded two out of eight overall mutual fund group awards presented for 2009 by Lipper, Inc., a national fund research firm.

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) Board of Directors has elected Monica Cooper, Napa County’s newly appointed farm advisor and county director, to serve as an advisor to the NVG board.

Raymond F. Spengler Jr., the owner of Skypark Aviation and a resident of Sonoma, recently had his accreditations as a Master Certificated Flight Instructor and a Master Ground Instructor renewed.

“I wanted to be a pilot since I was a little kid,” said Tom Benvenuto. “There are so many things about it that I love.”

Uncorked at Oxbow, a new, state-of-the-art wine tasting salon, opened Monday at 605 First St., across from the Oxbow Public Market.

Can a good meal create a more sustainable Napa? How about a good yoga class? The answer may lie somewhere between South Africa and the plate of vegetables in front of you at 1140 Main St.

Dear Len & Rosie, After my father’s death, my mother gave my brother, Stephen, a durable power of attorney. Mom was never all that good with finances, and all of us agreed that it would be better for Stephen to take care of things in case anything bad happened to her.

An Internet connection is frugal. When given the choice between cable television and an Internet connection, frugalitarians choose being online hands down. They’ll give up their landline phone, dryer, dishwasher, going to the movies and eating out, but don’t mess with their computer —and who can blame them when it pays for itself? There are a bunch of ways to save money online.

NEW YORK — General Motors Corp.’s filing for bankruptcy protection on Monday highlights what many companies today face: the ugly scenario of having debts that far outweigh their assets.

PITTSBURGH — Deere & Co., the world’s largest farm equipment maker, on Monday named Samuel R. Allen to succeed Robert W. Lane as the company’s chief executive.

Mortgages come in many sizes and types, and one of the most important decisions borrowers face is whether to take a fixed or an adjustable rate mortgage. The type of mortgage for you depends on many factors, such as your tolerance for risk and how long you expect to stay in your home.