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  Well Done! Sonoma Parlor #111, your local Native Sons of the Golden West, throws its annual Surf and Turf dinner Saturday night at the Vets Hall. The annual sea and steak spectacular is a fundraiser for Sonoma Valley High School scholarships and other school... Continue

Right as rain

[nggallery id=154] Photos by Melania Mahoney Californians are usually hard pressed to sing-song the old children’s rhyme, “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.”  So desperately do we need precipitation that even uttering the phrase seems like blasphemy.  Luckily for us, the recent spate... Continue

Muscardini Cellars wins big at wine competition

Muscardini Cellars took some top honors at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition held recently in Cloverdale. The award for Judges Choice Best of Class in the $30.00 - $39.00 Syrah class went to Muscardini’s 2007 Gracie Creek Syrah. In addition, the 2007 Unti Syrah... Continue

3 Cool Things

Slow soup supper What better way to come together — the community, members of the local slow food movement and the delegation from Cittaslow headquarters in Italy — than over a bowl of nice hot soup. Sonoma has been designated as the first Cittaslow city... Continue

Food Network star films at Schellville Grill

“If it’s funky, we’ll find it.” Such is the motto of Guy Fieri, the wild and crazy host of the Food Network’s most popular show -- Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. Fieri brought his own brand of charisma to Schellville Grill on Thursday to tape a... Continue

Caregiver stress test

What is a Caregiver exactly? The Department of Health and Human Services defines them as “a person, either paid or voluntary, who helps an older person with the activities of daily living, health care, financial matters, guidance, companionship and social interaction. A caregiver can provide... Continue

The most popular stories of 2009

[nggallery id=145] As our motto promises, The Sonoma Valley Sun is warmth, light, truth. And color. So it’s no wonder that the year’s most popular stories – that is to say, those most viewed at www.SonomaSun.com -- are colorful reflections of a city that loves... Continue

KSVY Holiday Party

[nggallery id=143] Hosts from KSVY 91.3 gathered to cool their golden pipes with a beverage at Murphy’s Irish Pub. The community station is uniquely Sonoma, with a focus on local events, affairs and interests. More than 60 hosts present an eclectic variety of music, from... Continue

Steering your way to safety

Dear Car Guy: When I turn my steering wheel all the way to the right or left when the car is standing still – like when parking – I hear a loud, whiny noise. Is this something to worry about, and what is that noise?... Continue

Sebastiani Theatre Open House

[nggallery id=142] Photos by Melania Mahoney The historic movie palace was transformed into a 3-D holiday wonderland for a free Open House hosted by the Sebastiani Theatre Foundation. Saturday’s affair was decked with holiday garlands and sparkling lights, a Santa’s village and a glittery, angel-topped,... Continue