Moose Lodge not for sale Editor: What a surprise to learn that according to Bob Kowal, CEO of the Sonoma Valley Hospital, the hospital is purchasing the property owned by the Moose Lodge on Broadway. Let me assure you that the Moose Lodge is not... Continue
Our individual lives are constrained in many ways – by work rules, by social conventions, by family expectations. One area of relative freedom is our selection of friends. We don’t have to be friends with certain people, nor they with us. Friendship, which probably shares... Continue
Sun jumping gun on hospital Editor: Does the Sun know something the rest of us don’t? Or have you jumped the gun by endorsing in the Dec. 28 “Our View” a proposed site for a new hospital? I had hoped you might wait until the... Continue
Solid Hire We’re continually amazed at the wealth of talent in Sonoma, quietly doing good works in the community. One such person is Mr. David Pier, just announced as the newexecutive director at the Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon. Coming from Hanna... Continue
A Sonoma woman is organizing a protest at 4 p.m. today (Thursday) on Sonoma’s Plaza calling for a “Taser-free Sonoma” because an officer used the electric stun-gun to zap her 15-year-old son on Dec. 20. “We have a trigger-happy police force with dangerous weapons that... Continue
Hospital lines up Broadway property The Sonoma Valley Hospital has gotten approval from several property owners to build a new hospital – provided voters approve a multi-million dollar construction bond – on 17.55 acres at Broadway and Napa Road. “It’s all sewed up... We have... Continue
Kenwood Inn Holdings LLC has purchased the Kenwood Inn and Spa from Terry and Roseann Grimm for a reported $19.8 million. The Mediterranean-style resort has 30 rooms, three courtyards, a pool, a spa, a cafe, a wine bar and other amenities on 2.5 acres across... Continue
The Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon announced today that David Pier is taking the helm as the organization’s new executive director. Pier, a 12 year veteran of the Hanna Boys Center’s senior management, holds a master of arts degree in psychology from... Continue
It wasn't just the wind that had people waking up Thursday night. A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered about 5 miles northwest of Glen Ellen jolted many Sonoma Valley residents out of bed at 3:27 a.m. A 2.6-magnitude aftershock hit at 6:49 a.m., according to the U.S.... Continue
Thanks, Don Sebastiani, for Prop. 85 support Editor: We would like to express our appreciation to Don Sebastiani for his support of Proposition 85 (parental notification of abortion of girls under 18). It is probably one of the wisest investments he has ever made! Don... Continue