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🌱 Patch AM: Napa 'Empty Bowls' Fills Hearts And Raises Record $40K For Housing Resources

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In today's newsletter:

  • Handcrafted bowls help raise $40,000 for Napa homelessness services
  • Napa masseur jailed after two clients report weekend sexual assaults
  • See how much a new four-bedroom Napa home just sold for.

Also on today's calendar: Nancy Willis Open Studio and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 56. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 93 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Napa 'Empty Bowls' Fills Hearts And Raises Record $40K For Housing Resources (patch.com) — Napa residents turned handcrafted ceramic bowls into $40,000 in support for local homelessness and housing services at the Empty Bowls fundraiser at the Westin Verasa. With meals prepared by Chef Ken Frank and other local chefs, proceeds will aid Abode Services and the South Napa Homeless Shelter, funding food access, housing resources, and ongoing hot lunches for vulnerable neighbors.
   

2. Napa masseur faces rape and sexual battery charges after two women report weekend assaults (eastbaytimes.com) — Napa residents should know that a local masseur has been charged with rape and sexual battery after two women reported being assaulted during separate appointments at Herbal Health Massage on Jefferson Street. Police say both women independently identified the same suspect, who is now being held in Napa County Jail on $250,000 bail while the case proceeds.
   

3. 4-bedroom home sells for $1.01 million in Napa (pressdemocrat.com) — A recently built four-bedroom home on Black Walnut Lane in Napa just sold for $1.01 million, offering a snapshot of current neighborhood prices. The piece also lists several other recent Napa sales, giving you a quick sense of how local home values and price-per-square-foot are trending around town.
   

4. Travel CV: Discovering Downtown Napa (aspiremetro.com) — Downtown Napa's walkable core is spotlighted here, from historic riverfront mills and Victorian buildings to wine-tasting rooms, public art murals, and bustling Oxbow Market. You'll find specific local favorites like Gott's Roadside, The Fink, Rancho Gordo, and nearby bike and kayak tours, all showing a more relaxed, urban side of Napa beyond the vineyards.
   

5. The Dolphins are building chemistry in Northern California ahead of their matchup with the 49ers (greenwichtime.com) — Napa is briefly home base for the Miami Dolphins this week as the young team stays in local lodging to prepare for Sunday's game against the 49ers. Players and coaches describe how time spent together in Napa's cool air, shared spaces, and local food scene is helping them bond while they work to fix offensive struggles from their Week 1 loss.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Maybe a Great Pyrenees, has been wandering 3rd Ave.
    Has a bit of purple dye on nose. Anyone know who she belongs to? (Nextdoor Coombsville Country)
  • Brown st/ Pueblo area (we just moved here from downtown): Blaze got out 9/14 5am.
    He hasn't been seen since and we are out of town. I have friends searching the neighborhood for him but please DM me if you've seen him. This will be… (Nextdoor Old Town)
  • FedEx posted a job opening for Retail Customer Service Associate in Napa. Apply here.
  • Peregrine Hospitality posted a job opening for Members Clubhouse Bartender in Napa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Napa here.

Ok Napa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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