Shunning conventional wisdom, Councilman Ken Brown straddled the third rail of American politics recently. In view of both his constituency and the rest of us – the silent ones, those who hail from the unincorporated badlands and are denied a vote in council elections –... Continue
As I discussed last week, we each come from our own planet. However, at the core, beneath all our learned thoughts and behaviors, we are all the same species. There are many words for this experience at the heart of being human: self, soul, spirit,... Continue
The Sonoma Shambhala Center is offering a seven-week video class on the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, entitled "The Tibetan Buddhist Path." Chogyam Trungpa, a renowned Tibetan meditation master who came to the U.S. in 1970, taught extensively on Buddhism and established the Shambhala meditation... Continue
From funnel cakes to face paints to fast-paced wine races, this year's Vintage Festival will be held on September 29 through 30.When I joined the Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival board of directors a year ago, I had no idea of the event’s storied... Continue
Review by Gerald Hill In his “Sonoma Battlefield,” Joe Costello has written a highly personalized account of how a grass-roots movement of local citizens saved Sonoma from a monumental disaster in 1999. In the fall of 1998 a Texas hotel management company and its professional... Continue
Have you ever tasted a wine that you liked, then brought it home, only to discover that, a month or two later, it didn’t taste anything like it did when you first tasted it? How did you store it? Part of the home winemaker experience... Continue
While we in Sonoma Valley are enjoying the late-summer weather, a threat is drifting our way, courtesy of the four-day-old wildfire far to the south of us. An illegal debris burn is the culprit, according to investigators of the so-called Lick Fire that began Monday... Continue
We have three wonderful dog parks in our Sonoma Valley including the Earnest Holman Dog Park next to city hall, the Elizabeth Anne Peronne Dog Park on Hwy. 12 in Glen Ellen and the Ernie Smith Dog Park on Arnold Drive. Many people use them... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Linda Fleming's show at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art represents three decades of her work.Linda Fleming's "Refugium” includes distinct pieces of art representing three decades of her work. Fleming is a prolific artist best known for her large-scale metal and... Continue
Local grape growers and vintners meet today in Santa Rosa to gather information about the new hiring directives issued from Homeland Security set to take effect next month. The seminar, presented by Michael Saqui of Saqui and Romando Counselors to Management, will address the tough... Continue