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‘Love’ is on the way

[caption id="attachment_90666" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Similar to the work coming to Sonoma, this Laura Kimpton sculpture was placed on the roof of a New York city hotel.[/caption] The outdoor sculpture "Love," commemorating the one-year anniversary of the wine country fires, is coming to Sonoma Plaza. Created... Continue

Loves The Sun!

  It is long overdue that I write you of my gratitude for The Sonoma Sun. I have had the pleasure of reading for many years. There is always something in the content that gives me pleasure, that informs me, that raises my awareness ,... Continue

Gourd duty 

A sure sign of fall (along with pumpkin spice lattes, unraked leaves and two aisles of Halloween candy at Safeway) is the appearance of the humble scarecrow. This fine specimen guards an emerging pumpkin patch along Arnold Drive, just south of Aqua Caliente Road.   Continue

Polling place

To visually suggest the height and mass of the Gateway Project, a mixed use development at Broadway and MacArthur streets, the city has placed what are called story poles on the 1.9-acre property. The poles, arrayed throughout the long-vacant Sonoma Truck & Auto site, rise to... Continue

Cops: Man with fake gun busted after dumping drugs

The gun he was carrying down the street turned out to be a replica, but it was enough to alert Sheriff's deputies Friday afternoon in Sonoma. The man was questioned and detained near Verano Avenue and Highway 12. Deputies conducted a search of the area and... Continue

‘Homework Help’ at Sonoma Library

School's back, and so is homework. The Sonoma Library is here to help. Every Tuesday, students in grades K-12 will have Homework Help at the library, which will provide a quiet space, a healthy snack, supplies and trained volunteers from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Volunteers... Continue

Wine biz adds to quality of life, study says

Residents of the North Bay’s five wine-producing counties hold mostly positive views of how wine businesses are impacting their quality of life, according to the findings of a new study by Sonoma State University researchers.Themes The survey, which took place in February and March of... Continue

Hospital shifts in-home care to Hospice by the Bay

Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Skilled Home Care Service will be taken over by Hospice by the Bay, a regional nonprofit with longtime experience providing care in the patient’s home. The transfer deal goes into effect October 1. “We are delighted to see Hospice by the Bay... Continue