Valley residents might be surprised to learn that Crescent Montessori, the small, private school located at the Community Center, now offers classes up to the sixth grade level. Slowly but surely over the course of the past four years, director Karin Niehoff has added one... Continue
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Last week, along the steep curves on the approach to the Artesa winery, car after car slowed to a crawl, then to a complete stop – to gawk. Dozens of wooly, white sheep were ambling among the grapevines, heads bowed as they appeared to be... Continue
This photo was taken on the plaza at mid-morning on Wednesday, February 25 looking north east. Photo by Ryan Lely. Continue
Laura Chenel’s Chèvre has outgrown the historic Stornetta dairy after 16 years and will be moving gradually into a new facility on Eighth Street East. The 30,000-square-foot production facility should be fully operational by the first quarter of 2011. The company purchased land in Carneros... Continue
My poor garden – it can’t figure out what it is supposed to be doing. By day the temperatures are warm to mild, and yet the evenings bring night after night of killing frost. It doesn’t know whether it should be dormant, or like one... Continue
The National Women’s History Project will honor Anne P. Teller, owner and manager of Oak Hill Farm in Glen Ellen, during its gala event at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa on Saturday, March 21. This year, the organization will recognize... Continue
Of all the culinary harbingers of spring, asparagus is probably the most popular – but undoubtedly the most challenging to pair with wine. Anyone who has tried to find the perfect accompaniment knows it can be a daunting task. The vegetable has been called the... Continue
If you live on West Verano Avenue, Lynn Woolsey represents you in Congress. If you live just across Highway 12, on Verano Avenue, Mike Thompson is your representative. Welcome to the wild and wooly world of redistricting. In 2001, the town of Sonoma and about... Continue
Years ago, during her lunch hour, a young woman named “Sara” used to walk through the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. “I was 22, and a critical thinker, albeit still fairly naïve about the world,” Sara says. “I wanted to learn more about... Continue
Funds raised during the Sweetheart Auction help send kids on field trips to local parks. Photo submitted. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley held its single largest fundraiser of the year, the Sweetheart Auction on February 7. Considered a tremendous success, the funds... Continue