Try living in a community in decline due to the conversion of housing to these short-term tourist rental businesses! Glen Ellen’s population has dropped by more than 40 percent since 2000 (Census data, not just my pissed-off take on things). We no longer have a... Continue
My granddaughter, aged seven, and I were watching an animated movie about a curious fairy who is told by her Fairy Master not tamper with Pixie Dust. She does, of course, and an accident caused by one of her experiments wreaks havoc with the Fairy... Continue
[caption id="attachment_53605" align="aligncenter" width="223"] Man of the Year Tom Schmidt with Boy of the Year, Jayden Zentner (John Ash & Co.)[/caption] Earlier this Spring, legendary Wine Country restaurant John Ash & Co. had a mission to raise $100,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).... Continue
The Sonoma Police Department received a 911 call Monday night requesting an ambulance to the 1300 block of Pueblo Avenue for a female who had shot herself and was non-responsive. Colleen G. Ramirez, age 53, was found deceased in her bedroom from an apparent gunshot wound. A handgun... Continue
Lee Morgan Brown has been named executive director of the Sonoma Mentoring Alliance, succeeding founder Kathy Witkowicki, who will retire after 19 years at the helm of the organization that matched adult mentors with local students through the Stand by Me program. “As a Sonoma... Continue
Newly transplanted from Boston, Luke Carneal is the interim farm manager of the Sonoma Farm at Sweetwater Spectrum. A Boston resident, Carneal saw the job listing on a farm site while on a bike tour of the west coast. He worked an interview into the intinerary,... Continue
The Op-Ed published in The Press Democrat June 16, “Congress Undermines U.S.’s Global Standing,” is misleading propaganda in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and richest people in the world. The author, Mohamed El-Erian, is the chief economic advisor for Allianz, the third largest asset management firm in... Continue
As expected, traffic will get rather messy near Sonoma Raceway in lieu of this weekend's Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR race. Here's your guide on how the traffic will go down this weekend. Fun fact: 85% of the people who pass by Sonoma Raceway on a race... Continue
Dear Editor, I would like to express yet again appreciation to the citizens of Sonoma for a service I received at the Sonoma Valley Hospital and its Emergency Room. On May 31st I visited it for the fifth time in two–and-one-half years. Each visit was for a... Continue
[caption id="attachment_53508" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Henna art![/caption] Running out of ideas about how to keep your teens and tweens busy this summer? The Sonoma Valley Library hosts free fun workshops for grades 7-12 on upcoming Wednesdays at 3 p.m. On July 1, it’s all about Henna Art.... Continue