Conducting himself

Guitarist Pat Metheny in “The Orchestrion Project” will be featured in a one-time only special screening at the Sebastiani Theatre on Sunday, October 7. The concert was filmed by Grammy and Emmy Award winning directors Pierre and Francois Lamoureaux at the former Saint Elias Church... Continue

Missing Black SUV Unfair to Mr. Fleming

Editor: Will you actually publish anything? Anything, without questioning content for insensitivity, and how it might impact family and friends. Mr. Chuck Fleming was a good man. He was more than what was portrayed in Missing Black SUV. Continue

Opening ‘Windows’ to Sonoma’s sister cities

The Sonoma Community Center and the Sonoma Sister Cities Association launch the seven-part lecture series “Windows in the World” on Wednesday, Oct. 10, with the Consul General of Hungary, Dr. Lazlo Kalman. Kalman, joined by Honorable Eva E. Voisin, Honorary Consul General of Hungary in... Continue

Sassarini janitor jailed for lewd act

A school custodian was arrested today for alleged sexual misconduct involving a Sassarini Elementary School student. Richard Piskulic, 53, was charged with lewd acts on a minor. The Vallejo man was booked into the Sonoma County jail on $100,000 bail. The Sonoma Police Department was... Continue

Dog has drinking problem

Dear Dr. Forsythe: My dog is spending more time at the water bowl these days. In fact, yesterday, I filled Howie’s bowl up three times and it was dry this morning before I left for work. Other than drinking more, he seems fine. Could it... Continue

Do you Crossfit?

Crossfit, the sport of fitness, has come to Sonoma and it’s all the rage. Based on high intensity, short duration workouts followed by a long and thorough warm up, Crossfit is the fitness training approach used by Navy Seals, professional sports teams, and now, main-stream... Continue

Malled in America

I recently accompanied my wife as she traveled to Minnesota for her 50th high school reunion. It’s not easy being a reunion “spouse” while a group of 68-year-olds reexamine their senior year neuroses. Being a reunion spouse is a lot like being nobody. I opted out... Continue

Kristin’s grocery goodies

I love grocery shopping. I truly do. Run out of milk and I am the first to jump up and offer to go get some. Sure, I know that I will need food tomorrow, but I think I will just get enough for today so I... Continue

Sonoma safe harvest

Four years ago, Sonoma’s harvest time was clouded by a passionate controversy between local citizens and the agricultural authorities over how or whether to try to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth. This small, invasive insect loomed as a threat because it feeds on over... Continue

Smart growth with shared prosperity

Elections are ultimately a decision to empower a vision of society, which in turn is rooted in a frame story that provides a cultural narrative, grounded in the bedrock of shared values. We are electing a social metaphor that animates and orients the policy choices... Continue