Charging ahead

Sonoma’s first two electric vehicle charging stations are now available for use at public parking lot at 152 East Napa St. The charging units are “swipe” activated and accept Charge Point cards and most credit cards. The cost of fully charging an electric vehicle is... Continue

Jackknifed!

A semi-truck gets stuck on Eighth Street East Monday afternoon after trying a too-tight turn out of a warehouse driveway. When the front wheels dipped onto the dirt shoulder, the truck's support elements dug into the cement roadway. Traffic in both directions was routed around... Continue

Chateau Sonoma

Editor: In imagining a development as large as Chateau Sonoma, being built right in the heart of the City of Sonoma, makes one shudder and want to run away from it! It may bring in all that money from more tourists, but at what expense.... Continue

State GOP split on Prop 37

By Yannick A. Phillips | Special to The Sun Last month, the California Republican Party (CRP), with its fresh motto, “Party of Yes,” held their annual convention in Burbank to discuss numerous party issues. On the agenda was voting on state propositions, including Proposition 37,... Continue

Stand up and do the right thing

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have been putting off writing in about this topic for some time now, but after reading the column last week about the dog jumping out of then truck, I just felt like it was time to tell you about something I... Continue

Finding America in the funny pages

I remember sitting in our family living room as my father turned and folded pages, snapping and creasing the newsprint as he made his way through every section. Meanwhile, my mother would work across and down, completing the crossword puzzle with a pen. Growing up with... Continue

Hey good lookin’ whatcha got cookin’?

It hadn’t dawned on me until very recently that whenever my life gets a little tough, a little sad, a little rough, I instinctually end up in the kitchen. So, it happens that this past, very difficult year, the kitchen has literally saved my sanity... Continue

Thrift shop donates $11k to schools

Republic of Thrift, a purveyor of “gently used items” in the Springs, will distribute $11,000 to local schools, bringing the store’s donation total to $19,606 in its first year of business. “We are very proud of our community and the work that we’ve done, “... Continue

Library now offers e-books

Library cardholders who own Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and other electronic reading devices will be able to download more than 1,000 e-book titles through the Sonoma County Library website, Sonomalibrary.org. The service debuted September 6. Borrowers can choose the loan period for most books: one, two... Continue