Ukraine Consul General to be honored at Sonoma City Hall

Sonoma city officials will welcome Ukraine Consul General Dmytro Kushneruk and his consular delegation to City Hall at an outdoor press conference on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 12 p.m. The City is hosting the delegation in support of the people of Ukraine, including those... Continue

Sonoma Charter School expands Transitional Kindergarten program

[caption id="attachment_118405" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sonoma Charter School kindergarteners and first graders breaking in the new play structure installed this winter, donated by Sonja Rasmussen and Peter Hodgson, previously located at The Little School. The structure provides TK/Kinder/1st Grade students with an age appropriate space to... Continue

Jehovah’s Witnesses flourish during Covid

[caption id="attachment_118396" align="aligncenter" width="420"] While the pandemic has stopped the door-to-door ministry of Jehovah's Witnesses, Cindy Duke enjoys reaching out to her neighbors by letter and phone.[/caption] Cindy Duke is a true people person. On any given week, you could find Duke knocking on doors... Continue

Cary Snowden is Sonoma County ‘Woman of the Year’

Cary Snowden, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley and a longtime advocate for Sonoma County youth, has been named Sonoma County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd. Sen. Dodd presented the honor Saturday at the Maxwell Clubhouse... Continue

Burke for Sheriff

I write this letter in support of the candidacy of Kevin Burke for Sheriff. I came to know and interact with Kevin while he served as police chief in Healdsburg. I developed the utmost respect for Kevin’s leadership skills while he served in that capacity. ... Continue

Farm to table, orchard to glass

By Seth Dolinksy -- Sonoma Valley has long been known as a source of high quality food. This fact was enshrined when Alice Waters chose Cannard farms as a supplier for her then nascent farm to table restaurant concept in Berkeley, at Chez Panisse. Long... Continue

Fire guts Larson tasting room

An evening fire Wednesday at Larson Family Winery in Sonoma caused catastrophic damage to the winery’s unoccupied tasting room. No injuries were reported in the 9:30 p.m. blaze. Schell-Vista Fire units were dispatched to a reported structure fire. A water tender from Kenwood was also... Continue

Cannabis group: Sonoma City Council got played

It's time for us to catch up on the current state of cannabis in Sonoma and the lower Valley. It won’t be until later in April that the one and only dispensary, sparc, owned by Erich Pearson, will finally open in Sonoma. And it may... Continue

Sonoma rallies for its Sister City in Ukraine

Sonoma Sister Cities has direct contact with the Ukrainian consulate in San Francisco and has sent a letter to the mayor of its sister city, Kaniv. We are working with the current Consul General Dmytro Kushneruk in San Francisco and former Acting Consul General, Oleksandr... Continue

Thoughts of Deb Carlen

Deb Carlen was kind, generous and a force to be reckoned with. She was a great gift to Sonoma’s creative community. Her [Creative Arts] column in The Sun was always entertaining and artfully displayed. It allowed so many in our community to have a voice... Continue