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Women take over historic Sonoma County bar, want to bring back Cotati Crawl

The woman-led team plans to preserve the bar's nearly 90-year history while hosting live events and supporting local vendors to revive the Cotati Crawl.

Summary by The Mercury News
Cotati’s historic tavern 8 Ball is soft-launching Saturday under new management: a woman-led team ready to bring good times to the neighborhood bar. In January, Julie LaMalfa Black, Jenafer Keys and Audrey De Vere Hunt announced they had acquired the tavern, making it a woman-led and -owned business. Their official slogan for the soft opening is “The girls are calling the shots.” Bartender Julie Black, left, worked at the nearly 90-year-old 8 Ba…

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The Mercury news broke the news in San Jose, United States on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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