Elsa Cavazos
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 8
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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From pandemic project to viral sensation: Napa couple's candy business finds sweet success (opens the original)
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Familiar gummy candies fill a large silver kettle, waiting for their turn in the mixer, where they’ll be coated in the thick, salty-spicy-sweet sauce that’s a staple Mexican condiment. The chamoy-covered Gushers are a top seller for Cha Cha Sweets, a Napa-based candymaker that got its start as a pandemic-era project in one couple’s home. Inspired by a social media trend, Diana Lopez Rodriguez, 25, and Angel Rodriguez, 24, started the company in July 2020, drenching soft, chewy candies like peach
These local 'connectors' are bridging the gap for disaster prep in the Napa County Latino community (opens the original)
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For a small group of community organizers in Napa County, emergency preparedness in Latino households is about more than education — it’s about fostering deep ties with the families they serve and developing trust as messengers. That’s the foundation for the year-old Community Connectors program, part of Napa Valley Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD), a nonprofit that works to ensure civic, religious and private organizations work together in the face of a crisis. Since October 20
St. Helena gelato shop expanding with second location at Napa’s Oxbow Public Market (opens the original)
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Roman Holiday Gelato, a former tax accountant’s tribute to Italian ice cream in St. Helena, is expanding with a second location at Napa’s Oxbow Public Market. Ahead of the Aug. 24 opening, owner Elisha Smiley was hard at work putting the final touches on the new location, which will feature gelato flavors made with locally sourced ingredients. Smiley opened her St. Helena shop in 2023, two years after she landed in Wine Country to teach at the Culinary Institute of America. There, she taught tau
Napa Valley Unified secures $1.4 million in grants to expand college and career readiness (opens the original)
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The Napa Valley Unified School District has been awarded more than $1.4 million in grant funding to enhance its Career Technical Education programs, officials announced. The funding includes $1.33 million from the state’s Golden State Pathways Program and $100,000 from the federal Department of Education. The three-year state grant, administered by the California Department of Education, supports local school districts as they build pipelines to postsecondary education and regional workforces. T
Town and Country Fair returns to Napa Valley Expo starting Thursday (opens the original)
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Summer fairs are about to be in fuller swing across the North Bay, with Napa’s Town & Country Fair and the Sonoma County Fair both opening this coming week. Starting Thursday, Aug. 6 the Town & Country Fair will take over the Napa Valley Expo, with live music, livestock exhibits, carnival thrills and lots more family friendly activities included with admission. Tickets and carnival wristbands are available now for four-day event, with discounts available through Aug. 5. Admission will be free on
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