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Crooner Stan Pappas has a swinging time at Saturday night's Frank Sinatra 100th Birthday Party at the Veterans Building. The event, a fundraiser for KSVY and The Sons of Italy, was taped in front of a live, sold-out crowd. The special will be shown this weekend on SVTV... Continue

A new beginning for La Luz Center

Ground is broken in the Springs for a new La Luz Center, a 2,400-square-foot building on the Greger Street site of the cramped and outdated structure that was razed last week. Marking the occasion are, front row; Juan Hernández, executive director; Ligia Booker, founder of... Continue

SVHS basketball frosh win tournament

The Lady Dragon Freshman basketball team won the eight-team Freshman Jaguar Shootout at Windsor High School this past weekend. Sonoma Valley (7-1 overall) defeated Marin Catholic 34-29 in the first round and host Windsor 37-26 in the semi-finals, before toppling Montgomery 30-25 in the championship game... Continue

Pop-up holiday drive

Members of the Sonoma Valley Holiday Program, a campaign to provide holiday gifts to local families and individuals in need, gets underway with (back row from left) Jann Capone, Michael Beutel, Constance Grizzell, Mara Kahn, Susana Garcia and (front) Lynn Martin. New gifts and toys... Continue

Sun Eats Gift Guide: Give it a squeeze

[caption id="attachment_60646" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A must have for any kitchen: a lemon/lime squeezer (Photo: 6peas)[/caption] One of the best kitchen tools ever: a lemon and lime squeezer. A great stocking stuffer, within seconds you have pulp free, seedless juice for water, cocktails, salad dressings and... Continue

Sun Eats Gift Guide: Be a seed saver

[caption id="attachment_60631" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Seed swaps are one of the fun ways to explore heirloom and open pollinated gardening through Seed Savers (Photo: Seed Savers)[/caption] A mission-driven gift to preserve America's food heritage: a membership to Seed Savers Exchange. A membership to Seed Savers benefits... Continue

Sun Eats Gift Guide: Get saucy

[caption id="attachment_60671" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Mia's Kitchen Sriracha Pasta Sauce (Photo: Mia's Kitchen)[/caption] Not all of us are kitchen savvy enough to make our own tomato sauce (or...perhaps just lazy, right?). That is when we thank our lucky eating stars for pre-made sauce. We two fabulous... Continue

¿Habla Español?

By Loretta Carpio Carr As we approach another new year, we often reflect upon the changes we would like to make in our lives. We may resolve to exercise more, eat less, or learn a new skill. A recent trip to the grocery store brought... Continue

Feeling the beat

Students from Prestwood Elementary School play percussion with Edmond Badoux of the musical duo Chaskinakuy at the Sonoma Community Center. The performers presented a "Musical Bridge to the Andes" to an audience of 120 students as part art of the center's Playhouse program. The December 4... Continue
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