Sonoma Magazine
Nestled along the Petaluma River, Aqus Cafe is a kaffeeklatsch that goes way beyond simple morning fuel. The Petaluma arts community calls this packed Foundry Wharf’s cafe its home away from home, with live music, art, film and a passionate community folk gathered round its tables from morning to night.
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At Petaluma’s Aqus, turning a cafe into a community hub
Sometimes a leap of faith, like leaving a job, moving across the country or just going to the local cafe one night in lieu of watching TV, can create life-changing partnerships.
John Crowley and Diane Gentile took their own leaps from very different places, at different times in their lives, both landing in Petaluma. The impetus for Gentile, a former product designer who traveled between Manhattan and Miami for most of her career, was the realization that her dogged focus on work had inadvertently left her isolated from her friends and family.