While walking with my friend Stanley a few months ago, I happened upon an orphaned hardball in the gutter. It’s been 45 years since I held a hardball, sensed the stitches snaking around the leathery surface and grasped its perfect hand-held size. I tossed the... Continue
Jeff Falconer will perform his one-man show “High Road to Doomsday” on Friday, May 23 at the Sonoma Community Center. The show explores some Americans’ belief in the rapidly approaching end of the world. Submitted photoIt’s taken Jeff Falconer three and a half years to... Continue
Herbie Hancock is an Academy and Grammy award winning American jazz pianist and composer. Submitted PhotoIf you live anywhere within the 2.65 square miles that is the city of Sonoma, then you’ve heard of Sonoma Jazz Plus, or more specifically, you’ve likely heard the booming,... Continue
Crooner Jeff Gilbert celebrates the second anniversary of his radio broadcast, “Jeff’s Joynt.” He names Bing Crosby, Al Jolson and Rudy Vallee as his biggest influences. SUBMITTED PHOTOWielding an arsenal of stylish eccentricities, radio personality and host Jeff Gilbert celebrates two years of his program... Continue
The Veterans Group of Sonoma Valley will be holding a Memorial Day Observance on May 26 at 11 a.m. at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park. Ryan Lely Americans have been fighting and dying in wars for longer than we’ve officially been commemorating them. In 1868,... Continue
Like many of you, the economy has been on my mind recently. These days, it is not necessary to read the latest polls to realize that people are tightening their belts and being a little more careful with their spending. Being a vintner, I can’t... Continue
Memorial Day weekend in Sonoma takes on new dimensions as Murphy’s Irish Pub on the Plaza hosts the first-ever “Mardi Gras in May” on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. This two-day festival, sponsored by Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Lost Coast Brewery, Moylan’s Brewery and... Continue
Ryan LelyStacey Martinelli and David Cassady of the Department of Fish and Game prepare a wayward mountain lion Thursday afternoon for transportation to a nearby wildlife area.After a more than two-hour stare-off, a young female mountain lion is groggy but fine after being anesthetized this... Continue
Sherrif's investigator enters crime scene Wednesday morning on Bonneau Road. Photo: Ryan Lely Neal Ross A Chico man was arrested this afternoon in connection with the murder of his grandfather Tuesday night on Bonneau Road. Sean Patrick Mooney, 20, is being held without bail in... Continue
After 11 years of attending Sonoma City Council meetings, including 3-1/12 as councilmember and one as mayor, Stanley Cohen is calling it quits – sort of. "The time has come to be home more for dinner than not. The time has come to enjoy vacations... Continue