“Queen Linda” Semple standing out front of her costume shop The Laughing Queen, disguised as the big bad wolf. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley SunGary Carnivele Special to the Sun Take a good look around and you cannot help noticing the warning signs. That crisp autumn nip... Continue
Halloween isn’t until next week, so there’s still time to find a costume, attend seasonal festivities and find the perfect pumpkin. The Dragon’s Head Inn has been a tradition for 15 years, but the usual site of this special haunted house has changed. It will... Continue
Juan Zaragoza, owner of Juan’s Fitness, found body building as a way out of gangs. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Juan Manuel Zaragoza looks like any other guy dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. However, a look at his press releases (in English and Spanish), the... Continue
Infineon spokesman Cardinale gets promotion Infineon Raceway media manager John Cardinale has been promoted to Vice President, Communications and Marketing. Cardinale, 32, will assume responsibility for all of the raceway’s event marketing and promotions, including advertising, media relationships and event entertainment as well as publications... Continue
John McReynolds Special to the Sun After many years of cooking professionally I’ve assembled an enormous collection of kitchen tools and gadgets. Many are useful, but only some have become essential. More than a few have ended up at the thrift store. At the top... Continue
Author George M. Taber has made a career of being in the right place at the right time – be it interviewing politicos and rock stars (the Beatles among them) to being the sole journalist at the infamous 1976 Paris tasting, which brought California wines... Continue
George M. Taber, author of “To Cork Or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science And The Battle For The Wine Bottle,” will moderate a panel discussion at Copia, during the Napa Harvest Festival (featuring 90 participating wineries), on Saturday, October 27 from 11 a.m. to... Continue
submitted photo The concert will be at 3 p.m., Nov. 4, in Burlingame Hall at First Congregational Church, 252 West Spain St.The Sonoma Classical Music Society will present the Bay Area’s own Tilden Trio on Sunday, Nov. 4 in Burlingame Hall at First Congregational Church.... Continue
Nineteen-year-old Gustavo Garcia of Sonoma, his face puffy from endless bouts of crying, sat on a bench near where his best and oldest friend, Luis Miranda, 17, had been shot to death Monday evening in what police are calling a gang-related slaying. Sipping occasionally from... Continue
Police have arrested three teenagers on suspicion of murder in what authorities believe was a gang-related slaying Monday night at Maxwell Farms Regional Park of 17-year-old Luis Roberto Miranda of Boyes Hot Springs. The three are Juan Carlos Perez, 19, of American Canyon in Napa... Continue