Downtown Barbecue, a new restaurant in downtown Santa Rosa, is set to celebrate a soft opening Sunday after staff turmoil ...

The recently closed Townes restaurant, formerly Third Street Aleworks, in downtown Santa Rosa will reopen as Downtown Barbecue in early November, according to owner and pitmaster Damian Brugger.

The proposal comes as city officials, downtown leaders, merchants and residents have debated how to revitalize Santa Rosa’s urban core as it grapples with pandemic-era fallout, including boarded ...