I had Thanksgiving dinner last night with the Boy Scouts. It was great. Troop 222 organized their first ever turkey day potluck with each scout assigned a dish and a duty. As families, we gathered to say thanks for our sons, many of us with... Continue
Kids have playrooms. Fletcher Benton has a studio. “Most of my life is motivated by childishness,” admits Benton, the world-renowned sculptor whose childlike wonder and worldly-wise vision will be on display at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. “Fletcher Benton: The Artist’s Studio,” curated by... Continue
Credo is Latin for “I believe.” With that as their model, a group of individuals is ready to open the first Waldorf-based public high school in Sonoma County in the fall of 2011, aptly named Credo High School. An open house for prospective students is... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Please settle a dispute for me and my husband. Our three-year-old Boxer has taken to popping up on the bed nightly and is not willing to stay on his bed anymore. It started when my husband was away on a business trip... Continue
Having never been to Las Vegas my wife and I planned a visit to celebrate my birthday. We felt excitement mixed with horror; and every friend we told about our plan reacted with: “You’re kidding!” But kidding we were not. Like Ishmael having confronted Moby... Continue
A tepid promise to keep Westamerica Bank’s Fiesta Shopping Center branch open is not strong enough for a growing number of Springs residents concerned the location will be permanently closed. The hours of operation at the former Banco de Sonoma have already been cut. The... Continue
As Thanksgiving nears, I begin to reminisce on past Thanksgiving holidays spent while growing up in South Florida. We frequently took a road trip towards more autumnal locales, loading up our big jacked up pick up truck – we were in the South after all... Continue
Erin O’Reilly, a former Sonoma Ballet Conservatory dancer and daughter of artistic director Patty O’Reilly, has recently begun her year-round study at the newly-formed Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet in New York City. Erin is experiencing the bigger dance world and is meeting dance... Continue
The Aiming High program, sponsored by the Sonoma County Office of Education, is seeking volunteer algebra tutors to work with students at Adele Harrison Middle School. This is an after-school program designed to improve algebra skills by providing tutors to work with students, led by a... Continue
The teen bakers at the Lovin’ Oven are preparing for their first pie sale. Ready to order are homemade, freshly baked pumpkin and pecan pies, priced at $11 and $13 respectively, with orders of three pies or more discounted by $1 per pie. Orders and... Continue