Kevin is the Napa Valley Register's city editor. His personal column about the adventures of everyday life in Napa runs every Sunday. 

Sean Scully is editor of the Napa Valley Register. You can reach him at 256-2246 or sscully@napanews.com. Follow him on Twitter at @NVREditor.

Yousef Baig is a Napa Valley Register sports reporter. In the search for nuances in a world of absolutes, his regularly occurring column “Other Side of the Fence” attempts to bridge the gap between trending topics, social issues and their relationship with sports. Its one goal: critical thought.

Allen Balik is a noted wine collector, educator and recognized authority on the wines of California and Europe, sampling more than 1,500 wines each year as a member of the trade and numerous tasting groups. Allen has toured wine growing areas around the world and tasted extensively throughout the United States, Europe and South America.

Award-winning wine columnist Dan Berger has been writing his nationally syndicated column since 1979 and continues to be one of the most outspoken and informative people writing about this subject can be very to understand.

Napa Valley native Tim Carl, a former chef and current vintner, explores the valley and reports back on what he finds in “Local Tastes” – cutting-edge food, premium wines and the often-fascinating people who make them happen." 

L. Pierce Carson has been chronicling the good, the bad and the bubbly in the Napa Valley for more than four decades. He’s covered county government, courts, entertainment and, for the past 35 years, the burgeoning wine industry.

Mary Cervantes is the business services director for Napa Valley College Napa-Sonoma Small Business Development Center. Reach her at 256-7253 or mcervantes@napavalley.edu.

Lynne Champlin was a stewardess in the 1960s.  She married a Napa attorney in 1966. Her husband is a retired Napa Superior Court Judge. Her column "Coffee, Tea and Me" has appeared in Napa Valley Register for 3 years.

Patti Cowger is an interior designer who opened her first design studio in San Francisco in 1989. Back in her hometown of Napa and owner of PLC Interiors, Patti writes Demystifying Design every other Saturday. She invites you to visit her website, plcinteriors.com, call (707) 322-6522, or email plcinteriors@sbcglobal.net.

Diane De Filipi lives in the Napa Valley and leads cooking tours to Italy and Burgundy, France. Visit LetsGoCookItalian.com for information.

Thomas Elias writes the syndicated California Focus column, appearing twice weekly in 93 newspapers around California, with circulation of over 2.2 million.

College to Career is a monthly column by Doug Ernst, Napa Valley College Public Information Officer, designed to connect the business of the college to the Napa Valley business community.

Jim Ford writes about Napa history.

Paul Franson writes the Business End wine column every other week. He’s been writing about wine and the wine industry for the two decades he has lived in Napa Valley. He also writes for wine trade magazines Wines & Vines and Wine Business Monthly and other publications.

Samie Hartley is the Napa Valley Register Online Editor. Follow her misadventures as a 30-something finding her way through life in Simple & Sassy, which runs every other Sunday in the Napa Valley Register.

Submit questions or reach the Health Insurance Guys at Schrette Insurance, 1556 First St., Suite 105, Napa, 94559; 255-9511; schrette@gmail.com; or alancash@gmail.com.

Lenore Hirsch invites readers to laugh along with her as she shares her insights as an aging Baby Boomer. A retired Napa educator, she also writes poetry, memoir, food and travel pieces, and her dog's blog. See lenorehirsch.com.   

Angela Hoxsey is a professional organizer based in the Napa Valley. For information about her services, go to www.houseinorder.com or call 707-738-4346. 

Jennifer Huffman is a reporter and the business editor of the Napa Valley Register. She's also mom to three daughters under the age of 21. Huffman writes a column about her family called "Surrendering to Motherhood" which runs every other Monday. 

Executive Sports Editor Marty James has been with the Napa Valley Register since 1979 and is a graduate of Sacramento State. He is a member of the Associated Press Sports Editors, California Prep Sportswriters Association, and the California Golf Writers Association.

David Kerns is a Napa-based freelance journalist and novelist. His "Live in the Valley" column is a continuing exploration of Napa's live music scene. It runs on Thursdays in the Arts and Entertainment section of the Napa Valley Register. An extensive archive of his work can be found at DavidKerns.com.

Allison is owner of Please The Palate, a boutique agency specializing in marketing and event planning for the wine and spirits industry. She is certified as an Italian Wine Specialist from the North American Sommelier Association and Level 2 WSET from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust. 

Deborah Macdonald is the principal designer for Textured Design Napa, (formerly known as Napa At Home). Macdonald believes in modern livability and creates elegant interior design with a practical purpose. For more info, visit  textureddesignnapa.com.

Randy Martinsen is the president/CEO of BudgetWorks Inc., a marketing and business consulting firm, and brand partner for Nerium International. He can be reached at 707-206-6443 or randym@budgetworks.net.

Master Gardeners are trained, non-paid teaching staff certified to extend practical horticultural information to Napa County residents. These volunteers receive an intensive 88-hour training program over a 3-month period to become certified.

Len Tillem and Rosie McNichol are elder law attorneys. Contact them at 846 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476, by phone at 707-996-4505, or at LenTillem.com. Len has a new video channel on YouTube.

Tom and John Mills are registered investment advisers and certified financial planners. Reach them at 254-0155, MillsWealth.com. 

Alex Myers is a business attorney with Myers & Associates in Napa. Reach him at alex@myers-associates.com or 707-257-1185. The information provided in this column is not intended as legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship.

Burt M. Polson, CCIM, is a real estate broker with ACRES Real Estate Services Inc. helping clients sell, buy and lease real estate. Reach him at 707-254-8000, burt@acresinfo.com or BurtPolson.com.

Bill Pramuk is an independent Registered Consulting Arborist, professionally dedicated to helping people with tree care issues. Visit his website: www.billpramuk.com.

Betty Rhodes writes about senior living in Napa Valley. "I enjoy being a senior, and I appreciate being able to continue championing the causes of seniors. It’s all good. We live in a very ‘senior friendly’ valley, with much for seniors to do in order to remain healthy in mind, spirit and body."

Bruce Sackrison is an insurance property and casualty broker affiliated with Professional Insurance Associates. He works with clients with insurance needs for personal, commercial and business insurance.

Chris Salese can be reached at chris@delsurmortgage.com or (707) 363-4439. He is a licensed California mortgage banker (NMLS 254469/1850 CA BRE 01377933/01215943) and equal housing lender.

Maria Sestito is the Napa Valley Register’s public safety reporter. She’s new to not only Napa Valley, but to California. She is from New Jersey and most recently moved from North Carolina. As one of the newest and youngest reporters at the Register, she shares her unique perspective on life in her column “Jersey Girl,” which runs every other Monday. 

Craig Smith is the executive director of the Downtown Napa Association. Reach him at 257-0322 or craig@donapa.com.

Travis Stanley is the president and CEO of the Napa Chamber of Commerce. Call 226-7455 or visit NapaChamber.com.

Betty Teller is an intrepid food lover and home cook who tries not to take food or life too seriously. Laugh with her about kitchen catastrophes, her endless battle with the oak tree in her yard and whatever else strikes her funny in her column amuse-bouche, appearing biweekly on the Food Page.

Dan Walters writes for The Sacramento Bee. His column appears in dozens of California newspapers. He joined the Sacramento Union’s Capitol bureau in 1975 and in 1981 began writing the state’s only daily newspaper column devoted to California political, economic and social events.

Evy Warshawski brings Napa Valley’s multi-layered arts scene to readers every other Thursday with up-to-date information on current and future happenings in the performing, visual and multi-disciplinary arts.  A performing arts presenter for over two decades, she keeps her eyes on the stage and ears to the ground to bring the arts front and center.

Rebecca Yerger is a local historian and historic preservation consultant. Her Napa Valley Register column, Memory Lane, offers an insight into Napa Valley's past through lesser known historical account and recollections. Memory lane runs every Sunday.