SV Chamber of Commerce names new CEO

The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce has a new CEO: Santa Rosa native Mark Bodenhamer, who for seven years held the top spot at the San Juan Capistrano Chamber. He replaces Patricia Shults who stepped down from the role in late January after having led the... Continue

Surviving the Guinness Diet

Supposedly, the average Guinness Draught contains enough protein, iron and calories to sustain you for a considerable period of time -- provided you drink enough. A St. Patricks Day favorite from the Sun archives. Continue

Springs public art project gets $10k grant

[caption id="attachment_86946" align="aligncenter" width="420"] San Francisco-based artist Chor Boogie[/caption] Sonoma Valley Museum of Art has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to bring public art to the Springs. The artist residency project will be led by guest artist Chor... Continue

Shenanigans of the entitled

I am appalled by the entitled shenanigans our community is being subjected to by the same developers we are all too familiar with by now, the platinum crowd who wish to have things their way or else. The nerve of threatening our city council and... Continue

A new NAFTA must halt intellectual property theft

The seventh round of NAFTA renegotiations just ended. As American negotiators look ahead to round eight, they should prepare to demand stronger protection of intellectual property rights. Robust IP protections would prevent Canada, Mexico, and other trading partners from freeloading off American ingenuity -- particularly... Continue

Update: Valley students protest against lax gun laws

[caption id="attachment_86958" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sonoma Valley High School students assemble along Broadway[/caption] Sonoma Valley High Schools students walk out of school Wednesday morning to join a nationwide protest against gun violence. The orderly assembly came one month after 17 people were murdered at Marjory Stoneman... Continue

Hawing resigns as principal of Sonoma Valley High

Sonoma Valley High School Principal Kathleen Hawing will leave the post at the end of this school year with plans to return to teaching. Hawing was named the school’s principal of in April of 2013 after serving one school year as a vice principal. “It... Continue

Cheers to the heroes

[caption id="attachment_86877" align="aligncenter" width="333"] Eldrige Fire Chief Atis Souza, firefighter Loren Davis, John Randazzo of SHW, Saul Ontiveros and Brad Davenport.[/caption] White or red, this custom label from the Sonoma Home Winemakers says it all: “Thank You For Saving Our Valley -- A Gift of... Continue

Planning the future of Sonoma County’s open space

[caption id="attachment_86868" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A view from Sonoma's Montini Preserve[/caption] Sonoma County voters approved the creation of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, and its funding through a quarter-cent sales tax, in 1990. Since then, the agency has opened nearly 12,000... Continue

After the fires

Our community is still reeling from the October firestorms – a number of us are still displaced and seeking housing, some have lost wages and some business owners are struggling to recover economically. The fires have forever altered our lives and experiences. For those of... Continue