Hospital board’s new lineup

Joshua Rymer and Michael Mainardi, both elected in November, have begun serving four-year terms on the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors. Rymer, an incumbent, is a four-year board member and the current Board Chair, a position he will continue to hold this... Continue

Representation for the Springs moves closer

[caption id="attachment_56686" align="aligncenter" width="360"] (Art by Michael Acker)[/caption] After many years in the works, a Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) for the Springs -- a panel that makes formal recommendations for the area to the County Board of Supervisors -- is nearing its launch. “I'm excited... Continue

Our favorite cookbook of 2018

In which the secret of Mary's meatballs and Italian salad dressing are revealed, along with the charming backstories of a Sonoma family's three-generation success. Dig in. Continue

Support the Winter Shelter for Sonoma’s homeless

Haven or Heaven? English is my second language and I really didn't know. I had been confused and thought "Haven" was the same as "Heaven" ... until last year. When someone corrected me, then I said to myself: Wait a minute... maybe it is right.... Continue

What’s up at the old Broadway auto lot?

It's been vacant for years, but the site of the old Broadway Truck and Auto lot has been busy indeed, with multiple and evolving development plans, planning meetings, ultimate city approval -- and now a lawsuit to halt the project. The group Friends of the... Continue

Can you stomach the worst food trends of 2018?

The pizza wedding bouquet, ham-flavored ice cream, broccoli coffee and other things nobody asked for. More... Continue

Bang for their bucks

Jon Parker, past president of Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley, recently presented Tom Deely, president of the Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Association, with a check for $3,000 to support Sonoma's annual fireworks event. The contribution was generated by Rotary’s hot dog sales during the... Continue

A new wave for ‘Old School

Sonoma Old School is getting younger. Not that Rob Wilson, the high-energy proprietor of the skate and surf shop on Broadway, isn’t young at heart and then some. But the super-popular store owner and youth advocate has sold the business to Jamey Vazquez, age 26.... Continue

Coming of age, again — one woman’s second Bat Mitvah

[caption id="attachment_92884" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Bonnie Walner preps for her second Bat Mitzvah, 60 years after the first, by reading The Torah with her grandkids. “One of the greatest messages from the Torah has been to treat others as you would like to be treated,”... Continue

City sued over Gateway project approval

A newly-formed public-interest group named Friends of the Broadway Corridor filed suit today in the Sonoma County Superior Court. The case challenges the Sonoma City Council’s failure to prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) before approving the Sonoma Gateway project on a split vote. A... Continue