By Petaluma Voice

One celebrated Petaluma festival marks its 19th year, and another takes a summer off. We've got those stories and more this week; see below for all the links.

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This Week's Stories

Notice anything missing this July? That's Rivertown Revival, and we have the lowdown on why it's not happening – plus, what the future holds for this popular Petaluma event.

Fortunately for local music lovers, the 19th annual Petaluma Music Festival – which benefits music programs in Petaluma schools – boasts some big names and is ready to go off on Saturday, July 25, at the Fairgrounds. Editor Nate Seltenrich speaks with the man behind the music, festival director (and band instructor) Cliff Eveland.

In other local news, the city is fine-tuning its formal response to a Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury report in May that criticized Petaluma's oversight of its former animal shelter provider.

At Monday's meeting, city council members debated whether to schedule a future discussion about a potential moratorium on new data centers in Petaluma. Reporter Jennifer Sawhney has the full story.

Finally, Scene & Herd offers a quintessential vision of downtown Petaluma: an old bike, a brick building, a painting of sunflowers, and a message of love.

In Case You Missed It: Food & Drink

We don't cover the local food scene every week, but when we do it's delicious – and very Petaluma. Inspired by last week's 5Qs with ice cream maker Pilar Bernard, we thought we'd share our previous stories on the people behind some of our best local food and drink.

Back in May, we spoke with Kelly Smith, who helps run 10 farmers markets across the North Bay, including Petaluma's year-round Tuesday market at the Petaluma Community Center and its seasonal Saturday market at Walnut Park. In June, also for 5Qs, we interviewed Natalie Vinueza, Petaluma native and co-owner of Grand Central Café.

We couldn't let National Donut Day pass without a nod to the edible art of Somanea Ou at Donut Den in east Petaluma. And finally, in late June we remembered lifelong resident John Volpi, proprietor of Petaluma dining and drinking institution Volpi’s Ristorante & Bar.