The Sonoma City Council decided at its March 21 meeting against permanently locating the Sonoma Police Station in the old fire station building on Patten Street and Broadway. Councilmembers Joanne Sanders, Ken Brown and August Sebastiani had raised the Patten Street police station idea at... Continue
She went to school dreaming of becoming a fashion designer. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. She gave up pins and scissors for an anvil and forge, while he became a lighting designer and part-time tattoo artist with an affinity for Asian art.... Continue
hrift shops need subsidized rent Editor: The closing of both the Goodwill and the Salvation Army thrift stores is a great loss to Sonoma. I do not blame the property owners for wanting to get a fair price for their investment. But it was because... Continue
Sunday, March 18 Burglary suspect in no hurry A 24-year-old transient had an ax, several stolen T-shirts, wads of cash in his pockets, blood stains on his clothes — and no alibi — at 1:45 a.m. when a Sonoma Police Officer questioned him about a... Continue
There are two things to remember about Sonoma jazz pianist Earl Blue in the short term: he once sat in with jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt and he’s playing this Saturday in a showcase dubbed “Alone Together Again” with bass virtuoso Steve Shain. Presented by... Continue
We’re thinking of the Sonoma City Council’s decision last week to push ahead with the reconstruction of the permanent council chambers and police station on First Street West, instead of switching to the more popular site on Broadway at Patten Street. Change had seemed so... Continue
In Sonoma, where Democrats out number Republicans two to one, a group of Democratic women has decided it's time to get organized to gain a greater political voice. They hope to establish a Sonoma Valley chapter of the National Democratic Women's Federation and are inviting... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art hosted a free public event as part of its sixth annual Art Rewards the Student last Saturday. The museum’s Community Day featured special art activities and family-geared entertainment for the nearly 350 who attended the free event. A corresponding... Continue
It’s not a jazz festival Editor: I believe that the name of the Memorial Day weekend festival should be changed to “Sonoma Music Plus,” because a jazz festival it is not! Don’t get me wrong. I do appreciate the substantial yearly donation that the folk... Continue
Bully for Boerum We welcome the newest member of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District board, Bill Boerum. Selected Monday night by the four sitting directors, Boerum knows full well the situation he’s walking into, having been a leader in the ‘No on C’ campaign... Continue