‘Unexpected’ art piece steals the show

Eight women, veiled and dressed in black, unexpected and uninvited, bringing performance art to the hallowed halls of SFMOMA and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. For artist Marsha Klein, staging her original walking art piece was the culmination of a series of performances... Continue

Update from Budapest

George Webber, a.k.a Count Agoston Haraszthy, with the latest from Hungary: "Our Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee Delegation arrived in Tokaj Thursday afternoon, and we have been on a diplomatic whirlwind ever since. "We were squired to the local hospital, high school, and performing arts center... Continue

Letting boys be boys

A recent report indicates that as many as one-in-five high-school-age boys have been diagnosed with ADHD and many of them are being treated with drugs like Adderall and Ritalin. Clearly, either there is a growing epidemic of ADHD of unknown causes, or diagnostic criteria and social... Continue

The 2013 Market report

The woodsy, heavenly smelling smoke hovers over the horseshoe, making my stomach growl and as I approach the Plaza, I am ridiculously happy to see the bright white tops of the market tents through the (finally) green leaves of the trees. It is officially Tuesday... Continue

Coordinate your IRA and trust

One often overlooked area of estate planning is your custodial accounts: individual retirement accounts (IRAs); 401(k)s, etc.; life insurance; annuities and pensions. Many estate planners don’t pay attention to them because what happens to the money in these accounts is not dictated by the usual... Continue

Sonoma hotel would be first to meet ‘Living Wage’ standard

If and when it builds a proposed downtown Sonoma hotel, Kenwood Investments will hire local residents to staff the property and pay them according to the city’s Living Wage Ordinance, to include healthcare benefits. The agreement with the North Bay Labor Council is a first... Continue

Fourth graders dig Sonoma

(By George McKale) When Selma Blanusa was remodeling the old barn on her rural Seventh Street property, she noticed something different on the interior walls, namely paper. Along with her contractor, Chris Grippi, she began to unravel other peculiarities regarding the barn’s construction, eventually determining... Continue

Hospital foundation's big day

A sold-out crowd of 180 guests gathered at Ramekins Culinary School, Events & Inn to honor Valerie Brown and Harriet Derwingson at the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation’s 8th Annual Celebration of Women on May 17. The annual event honors outstanding Sonoma Valley women who have... Continue

Dispatch from Budapest

George Webber, a.k.a Count Agoston Haraszthy, reports from Hungary: "After helping to form a Sister City between Sonoma and Tokaj, Hungary last year, I am en-route to the Tokaj Wine Festival; first stop Budapest. A beautiful city that goes back to the Roman province of... Continue

Forever remembered

The 55th Annual Sonoma Valley Joint Memorial Day Observance will be held on Monday, May 27, at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park. adjacent to the Sonoma Veterans Building, 126 First Street West. The Guest of Honor for the 11 a.m. ceremony is Dr. Frances L.... Continue