What does the Amazon/Whole Foods deal mean for local food producers?

Since Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in August, small, regional food producers have been asking questions about how the online retail giant will incorporate the supermarket chain into its business. Recent moves to centralize the decisions about product assortment—as well as changes... Continue

Grateful in Glen Ellen

My husband and I are fairly new to Sonoma County, we purchased the most beautiful retirement home in July in Glen Ellen. We were enjoying the wine country life, settling in, making friends and having visitors. On that fateful October day we had such fun... Continue

Rejuvenated by fire

From the Sonoma Ecology Center: All around the Valley now, we’re seeing new sprouts from the branches and roots of fire-scarred oaks, madrones, toyons, and coyote brush. Grasses have transformed blackened ground to bright kelly green. (The photo above shows beargrass rising from its roots... Continue

What’s for Christmas dinner around the world?

Creamed herring, beet soup, fried eel... you won't find much turkey on holiday tables in other cultures. Here are some of the traditional Christmas feasts shared around the world. Continue

A Day in the Life — Sonoma 2017

Welcome to The Sun’s annual holiday tradition, our special day in Sonoma. What does a typical day in the Valley look like? The following pictures, all shot on Friday, December 15, will give you some idea. Melania Mahoney took most of the pictures, with help... Continue

The scheme that brought down Sonoma Valley Bank

Two former executives of Sonoma Valley Bank have been convicted of making tens of millions of dollars in fake loans, a massive fraud scheme that lead to the bank’s 2010 collapse. Sean Clark Cutting, the former Chief Executive Officer, and Brian Scott Melland, the former Chief Loan Officer... Continue

Holiday Program needs donations to help deliver Merry Christmas to all

With gift requests from local families and individuals in need, the Christmas list for the Sonoma Valley Holiday Program is longer than ever. The program’s outreach this year has more than doubled to over 400 families, and last-minute donation are needed to fulfill the requests.... Continue

Gang member gets 16 years for shooting into Springs apartment building

A Sonoma man has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison for shooting into the home of a rival gang member last March. David Wade Morgan III, 27, plead no contest to felony charges of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, as well as the... Continue

Sonoma City Council to discuss raising minimum wage

Last night Sonoma's City Council agreed to place the topic of raising the minimum wage in the City of Sonoma on a future agenda. The request was made by Vice-Mayor Amy Harrington, who under the current council rules needed the agreement of the majority of... Continue

Band Together 2 concert raises $4 million for fire relief

Thursday night’s sold-out Band Together 2 concert in San Francisco, headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, raised $4 million in an ongoing campaign to support low-income and vulnerable communities hardest hit by the North Bay fires. The show was presented by Tipping Point Community, a non-profit... Continue