For many centuries people have been enamored with gold. The earliest history of human interaction with gold is long lost to us, but its association with the gods, immortality and wealth is common to many cultures throughout the world even today. Early civilizations equated gold... Continue
Lili Horine, as “Carmen,” forms the front of the Tree of Knowledge in a vignette from ETC upcoming play “future perfect tense.” Photo: Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun What happens when seven wise-beyond-their-years teenagers are drawn together in a safe place and begin to wax poetic... Continue
As the Sonoma City Council struggles with issues both local and sometimes national or international, decides if the town must follow the Constitution, as it creates parking spaces, preserves the plaza, and pays civic bills, at times it may feel overwhelmed. There is a solution:... Continue
Sonoma Developmental Center’s (SDC) Performing Arts Company seeks volunteers for this year’s performance of “The Music Man.” The Performing Arts Company, a committee made up of SDC employees and cast members who live at SDC, was founded in 2005 as a way to involve the... Continue
Pema Chödrön is one of the most prominent women teachers of Buddhism. For many years she was the abbess of Gampo Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in North America established for westerners. Her books, including "The Wisdom of No Escape," "Start Where You Are"... Continue
On Sunday at approximately 2:30 AM, the Sonoma Police Department was notified of a mountain lion sighting in the area of Broadway and MacArthur Drive. Upon arrival, the officer located a mountain lion in a parking lot adjacent to Nathason Creek. When the mountain lion... Continue
The city of Sonoma Planning Commission at its meeting Tuesday evening approved by a 4-2 vote to allow live music from 11 AM until 2:30 PM in the restaurant at the El Dorado Kitchen. “It’s a matter of live music by the customers' request,” said... Continue
Sitting in the meager shade afforded by our listing grape arbor, sweat running like a slow-moving river down the boney plate of my spine, the temperature gauge—surely broken?—hovering near 105•, I recall the sage counsel of my mother: ladies (who wish to be seen as... Continue
Sonoma Valley’s hot ticket Monday night was Nigel Armstrong’s violin recital to benefit the Sonoma Valley Classical Music Society at the innovatively designed home of June and Herb Sabel. KSVY 91.3 Sonoma host Wally Breitman introduced Armstrong, a product of Leta Davis’s well-known violin classes,... Continue
The Vineyard Trails Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution have given the Good Citizenship Award in 12 of the Sonoma Valley’s schools. The requirements for the award of the medal to a boy or girl are based upon the five qualities of honor, service, leadership... Continue