Violence against women in Sonoma Editor: As a psychiatrist active in the community for 12 years, I have been shocked to learn not only are innocent women and girls in Sonoma being battered and sexually assaulted at home, but at least one woman was recently... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Why is it so many people think it is OK to just show up at a party with their pet in tow? I attended at least four holiday gatherings this past season and on more than one occasion people simply dropped in... Continue
Love: a deceptively simple word we use to describe a stunningly complex phenomenon. Compassion, caring, comfort, support, desire, attachment, attraction, and appeal - empathy, affection, tenderness, infatuation, intimacy and ardor; these feelings and more are at work within love’s bind. Humanity as we know it... Continue
[nggallery id=154] Photos by Melania Mahoney Californians are usually hard pressed to sing-song the old children’s rhyme, “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.” So desperately do we need precipitation that even uttering the phrase seems like blasphemy. Luckily for us, the recent spate... Continue
Longtime Sonoman and owner of Sonoma Truck and Auto, Robert (Bob) Bohna, 86, passed away on January 21. A Central Valley native, Bohna grew up on a pig farm and learned his ABCs in a one-room schoolhouse before entering the University of California at Berkeley... Continue
If you’ve never been to the Sonoma Valley High School Booster Club’s annual Crab Feed dinner, now’s the time to go. Not only is the crab fresh, the bread hot and the wine flowing, the Boosters need your help more than ever. Not relegated to... Continue
An over flow crowd packed the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building on Saturday to pay tribute to Chris Reed, who passed away on December 13. Reed was perhaps best known as the affable checker at Sonoma Market. From family and friends to co-workers, customers and neighbors,... Continue
Police have changed the status of Bryan Scobey, who disappeared from Sonoma in his company truck Jan. 13. from missing person to wanted man. The 35-year-old exterminator absconded with a Hitmen Termite vehicle and company gas card, and arrived in Yreka that same day. He... Continue
Tuesday nights on the Plaza will remain “a small market for a small town.” That’s the vision endorsed by the city council in a 3-2 vote to retain the current Farmers Market management team. The Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market, which has operated the event... Continue
Louann Carlomagno didn’t set out to be an educator. After graduating from Sonoma Valley High School, Carlomagno attended Santa Rosa Junior College and then transferred to University California, Davis, where she earned her degree in genetics. She applied her knowledge to a career in biochemistry... Continue