Springs could tap $200 million County officials to raise the revenue cap on Sonoma Valley Redevelopment Area Tim Omarzu Sonoma Valley Sun “A passage of opportunity and prosperity.” That’s the metaphorical message that artist Oliverio Quezada said he wants to convey at the Springs gateway... Continue
Misses Shann Nix Editor: What happened to the Wales Farm Diary? I miss Shann Nix and her column so much! I can’t find her on the Web either. I looked forward to her columns - any help in finding her musings would be much appreciated.... Continue
Have you noticed how many television ads for food are followed by ads for weight-loss programs? No sooner has the jumbo-sized 16-cheese eight-meat pizza filled the screen then it is immediately followed by tantalizing images of pizza, hamburgers, pasta and chocolate deserts from Jenny Craig,... Continue
It would be a safe bet to say Pool Mart is the world’s only swimming pool-supply store that also offers cake-decorating classes. Pool cleaning and cake baking may seem an odd concoction for a company, but owners Ray and Lillian Brunton believe they have found... Continue
At its April 4 meeting, the Sonoma City Council voted 4-to-1 in favor of having city staff develop regulations that would allow medical-marijuana dispensaries. Police Chief Paul Day, who was attending his last meeting before retirement, warned that marijuana dispensaries were enmeshed in a confusing... Continue
The pending sale of the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa and the Sonoma Golf Club passed a milestone on April 2. That’s the date on which Chicago-based Walton Street Capital gave up any right to reclaim $11 million in earnest money that it paid... Continue
A developer’s bid to get a $1.36 million loan in county redevelopment money got shelved for at least another month at the April 5 meeting of the Sonoma Valley Redevelopment Advisory Committee. The committee’s members wanted more information from Irvine-based Global Premier Development Inc. before... Continue
A 2.5-foot-tall stack of turquoise-blue spheres standing atop a 4-foot-high pedestal is planned for installation at the gateway arch to the Springs on Highway 12 near the McDonald’s restaurant. That was one of the key design elements that ceramicist Oliverio Quezada shared on April 5... Continue
Scott Gregerson is resigning as a vice president at Sonoma Valley Hospital. Gregerson, who serves as the hospital’s spokesman, was hired in June 2004 by former hospital CEO Robert Kowal. The hospital board in January signed a separation agreement with Kowal, who came under criticism... Continue
The Earth is a patient Mother. You can run around all over, Even misbehave. She knows that in the end You will come back And crawl into her arms. Blessed by the forgiveness of the world, human beings by and large have enjoyed a fabled... Continue