[nggallery id=110] Before shorter days, winter weather and, harsher still, the state budget take their toll, get out and enjoy the three nearby state parks. While you can, and while they’re in their prime. Early in the state budget crisis it was feared more than... Continue
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[nggallery id=109] photos by CeCe Hugo Bicyclists of all ages are invited to participate in the second annual Sonoma Springs Bicycle Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Depot Park. The free, fun-for-the-whole-family event is jointly hosted by the Sonoma County Bike Coalition, Sonoma Valley Cyclists... Continue
[nggallery id=108] Sonoma was alive this weekend with numerous fun and free activities. Perhaps the most notable, the annual Vintage Festival complete with patron’s dinner, the ever-popular and very squishy grape stomp as well as grape-festooned floats as highlights to the annual parade. The festival... Continue
[nggallery id=107] Photos by Melania Mahoney The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa set the stage for a warm evening full of the hottest fashions, at the “Seventh annual Fashion in the Vineyards” on Thursday, Sept. 17. The much-anticipated event featured haute couture by Helen... Continue
Dear Sonoma Car Guy: A friend of mine told me his car had rats … literally. Have you ever heard of such a crazy thing? How does a car get rats? Salvador Monella Dear Sal: Having been in the car biz for 30 years, I’ve... Continue
[nggallery id=106] The 112th version of a great Sonoma tradition – a celebration of the Valley’s bounty, community and local culture. This year’s theme, Come Home to Sonoma, includes a “Young Artists of Sonoma” section, where local students’ artwork joins an array of exceptional arts... Continue
[nggallery id=104] Photos by Melania Mahoney The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation hosted an open house reception to celebrate the unveiling of the newly renovated birth room. “We have come a long way,” said Rebecca Hengehold, director of maternity. “It’s amazing when you stand at the... Continue
[nggallery id=105] Photos by Melania Mahoney Before anybody under the age of 35 even had a footprint, let alone one of carbon, the Valley of the Moon Commute Club (VOMCC) offered workday bus service to downtown San Francisco. Sure it saved gas, but mainly it... Continue
[nggallery id=100] Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, one of the country’s most prestigious wine events and Sonoma County’s largest food and wine fundraiser of the year, enjoyed record participation and attendance while raising more than $400,000 for local Sonoma charities. The annual three-day, pre-harvest celebration –... Continue
[nggallery id=101] Irishman Owen G. Wynne died in the wee hours of the morning, Sept. 15, 1883. Wynne’s untimely death at the young age of 41 was not initially memorialized or mourned. In fact, Wynne has the distinction of being buried twice within 48 hours... Continue