Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor While settling in as the inaugural Sports Editor of the Sonoma Valley Sun, I’m steadily gaining traction to navigate the different avenues I’ll be taking in covering the sports scenes throughout the Valley of the Moon. My coverage... Continue
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It was just one year ago on May 22, 2025 that Norma, my wife of fifty years, died suddenly. I’m still wrestling with the impact of that, and I expect I will for the rest of my life. In my dream world she won’t leave... Continue
During the Indiana chapter of my boyhood there was a deep gorge that channeled the East Fork of the Whitewater River through the middle of town. And in that gorge, on the banks of that river, there was an enormous, abandoned, multi-storied brick warehouse where,... Continue
World feel crazy enough for you right now? It certainly feels that way to me. It’s hard not to get caught up in all the drama and treat it like it matters; some of it is real of course, but some of it is not.... Continue
By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor It’s been 10 years since I retired from being Sports Editor at the Sonoma Index-Tribune. I withdrew from the field, so-to-speak, so I could put all my energies into the life-long passions I’m always working to fulfill... Continue
For a while the idea of talking to your houseplants gained an audience. As living things, both plants and animals exist at a vibrational level, and establishing a resonance between you and your Begonia may be possible from a quantum perspective. I’ve been talking to... Continue
All You Mothers "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.” –Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese” Women rock! We’ve blasted through centuries of history. At this Mother’s Day season, let’s... Continue
California‘s 2026 Election Season officially began with the arrival of the “Primary Election Offical Voter Information Guide” at every Valley household harboring a registered voter. For those not registered to vote, or just needing something to read while in detention, it’s also available on line... Continue
Santé’s fabulous re-do at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn A few of us were invited to sample the new experience one finds at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn – a complete re-do of Santé restaurant, both in décor and menu. When you head through the FSMI... Continue
On January 17, 2025 – three days before Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time as President of the United States, a Trump bitcoin – called a $Trump – was released in the cryptosphere, hosted on the Solana blockchain platform. One billion coins were... Continue