Plaza building owners file to halt Cheese Factory expansion

A plan to expand and reconstruct the Sonoma Cheese Factory building, approved April 12 by the Planning Commission on a 5-2 vote, has been appealed by the owners of two buildings on the same Plaza block. Disputing the current plan for an upscale, multi-vendor marketplace... Continue

Pool group will sell Verano Ave site, seek new land

[caption id="attachment_63591" align="aligncenter" width="420"] From Sonoma Splash, an early rendering of a proposed outdoor pool for the Verano property.[/caption] The nonprofit behind the effort to build a community pool on Verano Avenue will instead sell the six-acre property and look for a new location somewhere in... Continue

Museum execs make case for name change

Statement of Sonoma Valley Museum of Art executive director, president and board of directors on the members’ April 30th decision on 'our name for the future.' Back in 1999, a small and dedicated group of Sonoma residents founded an art museum in Sonoma and named it... Continue

Photo quiz: Where in Sonoma?

Do you know where this photo was taken? The answer's in this week's edition of The Sun, out now. Look for it at Sonoma Market, Broadway Market, each post office, Peet's, Sebastiani Theatre, Readers' Books, salons and shops... all over. Can't find it? Call 707.933.0101. Do you... Continue

A positive partnership for SV Hospital

Sonoma Valley Hospital lost no time in adding “An affiliate of UCSF Health” to its logo, and why not? This new relationship is something to be proud of. And it is worth noting that ours is the first small independent hospital with whom the prestigious... Continue

At SV Hospital, new services mean new revenue

How does a rural hospital survive and thrive in a very tough marketplace? For Sonoma Valley Hospital, the strategy involves greatly expanding – and then effectively marketing – the services it offers. While the goal is to provide community members with access to a wide range... Continue

School board drama, actual drama, and a disputed dispensary

With a 5-0 vote in March, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District board named Socorro Shiels, the former head of Santa Rosa schools, its choice for Superintendent. An agenda item to formally offer her the job at the April 17 read like a mere formality,... Continue

Arbor Day in Sonoma

The City of Sonoma invites everyone to help us celebrate Arbor Day in Sonoma, Friday April 27th, 11a, in the Plaza Amphitheater. Sonoma Mayor Madolyn Agrimonti will welcome all, so please join us for a day of speeches, awards, plantings, walks, music, poetry and song.... Continue

Teacher Association opposes district’s superintendent candidate

An open letter to the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees by Renea Magnani, president of Valley of the Moon Teachers Association Recently, the Valley of the Moon Teachers Association conducted a survey to gather the opinions of the educator members with regard to... Continue

Remembering Columbine

Students from Sonoma Valley High School marched up Broadway and held a rally in the Plaza Pavilion on April 20 -- the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting that killed 13 people. “We are here not only to protest gun violence but also to... Continue