Pie time!

The kitchen crew at Teen Services Sonoma is busy cooking up its holiday specialty -- homemade pies. One of the most loyal customers is local Realtor Christine Benson, at left, who ordered 66 of the pies for her 8th annual Pie Appreciation Party, coming up... Continue

Ron Zak’s creation salvation

By Jackie Lee | Sun Fine Arts Ron Zak is a WYSIWYG kind of person, What You See Is What You Get, someone who’s honest, not given to BS. With an infectious laugh and lighthearted style, he’s a typical bon vivant, refreshingly friendly and open.... Continue

Levine makes rare Sonoma stop

Monday, November 25: Assemblymember Marc Levine State Assemblymember Marc Levine, who represents the City of Sonoma in Sacramento, speaks at the Sonoma Springs Community Hall, with Q and A to follow. Levine is critical of PG&E, and is calling for the appointment of a public administrator... Continue

Sonoma’s Treasure Artist for 2020: Betty Ann Bruno

Dance teacher and performer Betty Ann Ka’ihilani Bruno, a former Oz munchkin, TV newscaster, and founder of Hula Mai, is Sonoma's Treasure Artist for 2020. The annual honor was announced today by the city's Cultural and Fine Arts Commission In selecting Ms. Bruno, the Commission... Continue

Special pre-holiday edition of Farmer’s Market

Tuesday, November 26: Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers' Market The market is a year-round staple on Friday mornings, but makes a Thanksgiving Week exception for pre-holiday shopping on this Tuesday. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Arnold Field parking lot, 241 First St. W. Sonoma. Photo by... Continue

State Sen. McGuire: breaking up PG&E is on the table

As residents in portions of 22 counties across Northern California prepare for their fifth widespread Public Safety Power Shutoff in the past 45 days, Senator McGuire and the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee held a special hearing to look at what actions can be... Continue

What, no pretzel salad? The very first Thanksgiving menu

Today, the traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes any number of dishes: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. But if one were to create a historically accurate feast, consisting of only those foods that historians are certain were served at the so-called... Continue

Pristine, scenic ridgetop land to become new park

Sonoma Land Trust will purchase and protect the breathtaking and historic 654-acre McCormick Ranch, which spans the ridge between Sonoma and Napa Counties in the southern Mayacamas Mountains. In the same family for five generations, the land sold for $14.5 million. It links by trail... Continue

Bright lights, big Plaza

Do you see what I see? On Saturday, November 16, the seventh annual Lighting of the Plaza event kicks off the City’s annual Holidays in Sonoma celebration calendar. To make spirits bright, the Public Works’ elves are hard at work decking 250,000 bulbs throughout the... Continue

‘Supper’s On’ at Vintage House

What’s for dinner? On Wednesday nights, Vintage House has got it covered. Vintage House introduces its new Supper’s On program with a free meal on Wednesday, November 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Subsequent Wednesday night dinners will be $5. The debut dish will be... Continue