Sonoma’s Taekwondo summit

The Sonoma School of Martial Arts hosted the first-ever Taekwondo tournament in the city of Sonoma, drawing 125 competitors from schools throughout Northern California to the Sonoma Valley High School gym. Grandmaster Robert J. Morey, lead instructor at the Sonoma School of Martial Arts... Continue

Sonoma Valley Nonprofit News

Mary Catherine Cutcliffe is the Sonoma Community Center’s new Development Director. “MC” had been at Pets Lifeline for the past four years. She came to Sonoma from Alabama in 2005 to work on the (then-titled) Sonoma Valley Film Festival. In May of 2013,... Continue

The Mayacamas

The sun set and the moon rose as we danced and gazed up at the rusty face of Hood Mountain and the rugged Mayacamas range. Honestly, it felt like paradise for us boomers as we boogied with others young and old at this season’s first... Continue

Sonoma Valley Services Hub and 2023 fire season

I am thrilled to announce that, after a long-term effort, on June 6 the Board of Supervisors approved plans to lease the offices at the Nelson Building on Lomita Avenue on the border of the Springs and the City of Sonoma for a future hub... Continue

How three students changed policy at their Sonoma middle school

By Cat Smith | Sonoma Valley Sun -- Adele Harrison Middle School has had a long-standing “no hoods” dress code, strictly enforced even on rainy days. According to the rule, “Hoods prevent quick, easy identification of our students.” If the rule was broken at any... Continue

Education and the undocumented

By Mario Castillo-Guido -- As we prepare to onboard yet another School District superintendent who we hope will finally address the dysfunction of our educational system, I would like to bring to your attention an issue that we all know exists yet generally choose... Continue

Bought a pair of flashy socks

Chapter 56: 1949 • Sonora ~ Larry and Dad took monthly trips to San Francisco to purchase stock from the Decca, Columbia, and RCA Victor wholesale dealers. Larry decided which records to purchase, as he knew all the popular songs as well as classical music.... Continue

Under the Sun: Sandy Sanchez, program director at La Luz

Sandy Sanchez, 31, talks with The Sun’s Anna Pier about growing up in Sonoma and her commitment to La Luz Center, the primary nonprofit providing support to the Valley’s Latinx community since 1985. You're Sonoma, born and raised. Technically I was born in Santa Rosa,... Continue

Transcendence Theatre: the show goes on

A few weeks ago this vast Kenwood field was hip-deep in hay. Now, mowed and transformed by hard work, high tech and lots of theater magic, it’s the site of Transcendence Theatre Company’s first summer production, The Beat Goes On. The musical revue plays eight... Continue

The creative season

It’s summer, and changing routines is part of the deal. Kids are at home, the days are longer, and there’s some free time. It’s a time of year that is rich with opportunities; we dream of doing things differently, whether being outside, practicing a sport,... Continue