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Sun Interview: Mary Roach, author

Anticipating the writer's visit to Sonoma for the Authors Festival, August 26-28, the Sun's Anna Pier sat down with Mary Roach to explore what goes into her books, including six New York Times best-sellers... Have you always wanted to be a writer?  Not at all.... Continue

Under the Sun: Kina Chavez, restaurateur

Kina Chavez has launched a new venture, Kina's Kitchen. The Sun's Anna Pier sat down with her to talk about the change, her family influences and growing up in Sonoma. This new venture is in the place you've been for three years. That's right. April... Continue

Under the Sun: Bill Stallings, voice of KSVY

The Sun's Anna Pier sat down with Bill Stallings, long-term volunteer at Sonoma’s local radio station, KSVY 91.3 FM. How long have you been volunteering at the radio station? Since 2011. I told Bob Taylor (station manager), "You're gonna need me as much as I... Continue

Under the Sun: Susie Gallo, advocate for mentoring

January is National Mentoring Month, so the Sun's Anna Pier sat down with the Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance. Our local mentoring program has received governmental and national recognition. That's right.  Kathy Witkowicki, who co-founded the original Stand By Me, and served... Continue

On the high school farm, it was birth by Zoom

Janice the ewe gave birth to twin lambs on as Sonoma Valley High's ag students watched over Zoom. Jessica Hamilton (above) set up her laptop in the pen and offered live commentary and instruction on parturition for all 165 students in the ag program. The... Continue

Trying times? Try reading a good book

"Reading is a way to go somewhere else without having to leave the house," believes Jude Sales of Readers’ Books, "and it gives us the experience of someone else's life – real or imagined." Manager of Sonoma's treasured local bookstore, Sales continued, "This is one... Continue

Growing toward racial equity in the Sonoma Valley

The Black/Latinx intersection is embodied in the affirmation carried by two young Latinx at the first BLM rally in Sonoma Plaza in May 2020, "BLM: Tu lucha es mi lucha." ("Your struggle is my struggle.")     Sonoma Valley youth of color have been active... Continue

School 2.0 — the digital semester begins

[caption id="attachment_105662" align="aligncenter" width="420"] In her second grade classroom at El Verano school, Sandra Zamudio does a guided reading with the class.[/caption] Sonoma Valley District schools opened virtually August 17 as teachers presided in classrooms hauntingly bereft of children. Under the Distance Learning 2.0 plan... Continue

Meeting the challenge of Food for All

[caption id="attachment_102457" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Yasmín Gómez is worried about eight additional families who recently asked for help with food. She wonders, "Who decided on 500 boxes? That's not enough," adding that the needs are going to increase, and the recovery time will be slow and... Continue
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