The Sonoma Valley Chorale concludes its 35th anniversary season with the spring concert “Thank You for the Music: Celebrating 35 years Together!” on Saturday, May 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building. The acclaimed chorus... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: A friend of mine heard that there are now rattlesnakes with no rattles on them in this area. Is this true? If so, how can you tell if a snake is a rattlesnake? Amanda, Diamond A Dear Amanda: Thanks for a great... Continue
The contest to create the winning poster for this year’s Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival is officially underway. The Vintage Festival board welcomes submissions to the competition and is accepting entries that arrive no later than Friday, July 11. The winner of the contest... Continue
Time mom came rushing into room saying “get up, get up!”: 6:32, Time sprung out of bed: 6:32 and 30 seconds, Random fact that popped into head as matching socks were hurriedly yanked on: In 1792, Benjamin Banneker and Benjamin Rush suggested the blueprint for... Continue
Rebecca Gosselin Photography From left, 2008's Pulse Awardees Karen Collins, Suzanne Brangham and Barbara Nobles. Seated is Carolyn Stone, honorary chair of the Carolyn J. Stone Center for Women's Health & Wellness.Three local women were recently honored by the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation for their... Continue
Four local men are facing felony drug and firearms charges in the wake of Thursday evening’s raid which shut down a more than $270,000 Sonoma Valley marijuana-growing operation. “It was about a month-and-a-half long investigation,” Agent Roy Giorgi, with the state’s Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement,... Continue
A 16-year-old Sonoma youth is in juvenile hall following an aborted home robbery on Oregon Street. Just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, a worshipper en route to the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall on Fifth Street West heard glass breaking behind a nearby apartment. He... Continue
How does Sonoma cope with a projected 400% increase in graffiti cleanup costs? That was the question Mayor Joanne Sanders placed before the City Council last week, urging a creative solution before June’s midyear budget review. “It’s becoming a $50,000-a-year problem,” Sanders said, adding that... Continue
If you drive drunk in Sonoma, Deputy Eric Haufler will be happy to meet you. “He’s a DUI magnet,” police Sgt. Dave Thompson said. “He knows what he’s looking for.” Haufler, an eight-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol and relative newcomer to Sonoma, is... Continue
Sonoma Valley voters who’d rather cast their June 3 ballot from the post office than from the voting booth have until May 27 to notify the county clerk’s office. Vote-by-mail request forms are included with the recently mailed sample ballots/information pamphlets, but voters may also... Continue