Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Jeff Martinez checks the smog on a client’s car.The idea of a career in the service-station business would not be first on everyone’s list, but to Jeff Martinez, it’s a business in which he can help with customers’ automotive needs, give... Continue
james golway/special to the Sun Ron Lenius holding a Sonoma Peach Opal that he discovered.It has a beguiling feminine quality, endowed with a creamy pattern of pastel colors. For decades it was known only to collectors, gemologists and visitors to the rare gem collection at... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My new little Chihuahua puppy was the runt of his litter. He is not growing very quickly and just isn’t doing very well. He even passed out a couple of times in the last week. He shook a little then fell over.... Continue
submitted photo According to Angela Walter, Sonoma resident and member of Santa Rosa’s New Vintage Church, “What a person might spend on a pair of designer jeans, would send a child to school for a whole year.” Amidst the dense tropical backdrop of the Costa... Continue
“I love the way this viognier tastes,” said one of the VOMDES (Valley of the Moon Dilettante Enological Society) members on a recent winery tour. A group of 40 home winemakers met at Cline Cellars to tour the winery. Our host was Charlie Tsegeletos, director... Continue
Photo by Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley Sun LeAnn Rimes wowed the crowd as the opening night headliner. Even a “Smoking Gun” couldn’t fire the crowd up for Robert Cray, at the opening night of Jazz+ last Thursday. Cray and his band of seasoned veterans took the... Continue
Photos by Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Harry Connick played true New Orleans-style jazz and blues, bringing the crowd (facing page, right) to their feet for several numbers. Connick’s band included a drummer, a bass player, three trumpets, three trombones and three saxophone players (facing page,... Continue
The passing of Joseph A. Rattigan of Santa Rosa a couple of weeks ago marked the end of a political and legal era in Sonoma County which opened half a century ago. In the fall of 1957, young attorney Rattigan, a graduate of Stanford Law... Continue
Tim Boeve announced Tuesday that he'll step down as the executive director of the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, so that he can become the executive director of the WillMar Center for Bereaved Children, which offers counseling and programs for children and teens who have lost... Continue
Two fires in two days kept the Sonoma Valley Fire Authority busy last week. The first call came in at 4:15 a.m. Thursday morning, for smoke at Maxwell Park. Firefighters responded to find a wildfire that was, in the words of Chief Bob Norrbom, "burning... Continue