John Helfrick, co-owner of Sonoma Shipping Company, prepares three bottles of Charles Creek wines for shipping. Photo by Ryan Lely. John and Kim Helfrick are proof that the family that sips wine together can successfully ship together. The energetic couple transformed their passion for and... Continue
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Sonoma Valley Adult School is offering a series of business classes for those interested in gaining skills and exploring work or investment options. Starting Thursday, Feb. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., a six-week Spanish language course for health professionals will cover medical vocabulary, and... Continue
Time Alarm clock went off: 6:40, Times pressed snooze: 0 (my new alarm clock doesn’t have a snooze button), Actual time got out of bed: 7:13, Minutes spent searching for socks: 3. On Wednesdays, film club meets in the art lounge, a large, cold room... Continue
Back pain and joint stiffness are among the most common reasons people visit their doctors. A major cause of this type of pain is poor posture. Restoring proper posture is one of the simplest and most important ways to keep your spine flexible and joints... Continue
The Sonoma City Council has proclaimed the months of February and March 2009 as Abraham Lincoln months. Mick Chantler, a teacher at Sonoma Valley High School, requested the proclamation. February marks the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. Over the next two months, there will be events... Continue
The 24th annual Sweetheart Gala & Auction transformed the Boys & Girls Club into an exotic and thrilling scene as guests mingled with spies, double agents and villains for the James Bond theme on Sunday, Feb. 7. Guests proved to be heroes, however, as $75,000... Continue
The marketing mavens behind Certs breath mints once ran a campaign predicated on the product’s peculiar tendency to spark in the dark, when bit with a modicum of force. The spots successfully knitted one’s fresh breath and dimming the lights with the promise of sexual... Continue
The photo was taken looking south on the morning of Feb. 11. 1.9 miles from the Plaza. Photo by Ryan Lely. Continue
In personal ads, one of the oldest clichés is, “I love long walks on the beach.” The benefits of salt sea air, the implication of romance and the idea of holding hands across the sand are implicit. Of course, on Northern California beaches you won’t... Continue
Perhaps if it went by the name of pamplemousse in this country, or even its botanical nomenclature, Citrus x paradisi, grapefruit would seem more alluring. We’re not certain that declaring February as National Grapefruit Month – which Congress did a few years ago, at the... Continue