In season: Tuesday Farmers Market returns to Sonoma Plaza on May 4

It must be spring. The Tuesday Night Farmers Market opens on Sonoma Plaza Tuesday, May 4. The modified market -- fruit, produce and packaged foods; no food trucks -- returns to the City Hall horseshoe from 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tuesday evenings through September. The... Continue

Four months of major roadwork through the Springs begins Monday

Starting Monday, Highway 12 through the Springs will be subjected to traffic delays, blocked driveways and perhaps even stinky air as PG&E begins major work on the natural gas pipeline beneath the roadway. The work entails replacing about 1,500 feet of central pipe, and the... Continue

Teen volunteers report on Earth Day event, and beyond…

A volunteer team readies for the Nathanson Creek clean-up portion of the April 23 Earth Day event. Photo by Kristen Russell. By Simone York, Caroline Studdert, and Emma Melendy -- members of Sonoma Ecology Center’s “Earthling” teen volunteer group Since our last update, we have been... Continue

Congressional congrats for outgoing Vintners & Growers ED

Congressman Mike Thompson presents a very special Congressional Record to outgoing Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance Executive Director Maureen Cottingham. The statement recognized her leadership and impact on the community, often under challenging conditions. “Under Ms. Cottingham’s guidance, the SVVGA has achieved numerous accomplishments, including... Continue

Sonoma Arts Live: Necessity is the stage-mother of invention

Back and available by demand is Sonoma Arts Live with Elliot & Me, a musical comedy making its Nor Cal debut May 7-8. The show is based on the sibling arc of successful songwriter Elliot Willensky and his younger brother and now playwright, Steven. It... Continue

County’s free small business webinars

Sonoma County Economic Development Week, May 3-7, offers free Virtual Workshops on starting, financing and marketing a business in Sonoma County, and Virtual Corridor Walks with the Board of Supervisors. VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS Market Research and Intro to Digital Marketing: This workshop will feature Mustafa Tolosa,... Continue

Civilization and its malcontents

When Sigmund Freud authored Civilization and Its Discontents in 1929, the world was in the throes of social, economic and political upheaval. The 1920s brought with it a post-WW1 era of explicit sexuality, financial excess then collapse, and world politics riven by domination, resistance and... Continue

The force behind the local ‘Medicare for All’ movement

Sonoma activist Mary McDevitt M.D. updates the drive for Medicare for All in California with an April 30 zoom lecture presented by the Praxis Peace Institute. ... Continue

Update: Boyes Blvd. bridge project

The Boyes Bridge will reopen in early July, according to Supervisor Susan Gorin. There will be some minor road work remaining, but County Transportation and Public Works confirms that the project is on schedule to meet the target date when the rebuild began in September... Continue

You’re not paranoid… that really is a helicopter following you

Beginning Monday, April 26, PG&E will conduct aerial patrols of gas transmission pipelines in Sonoma County and the North Bay, with helicopters flying as low as 300 to 500 feet and a fixed-wing aircraft. PG&E will also be patrolling lines in Vallejo, Marin and Napa... Continue