Basil is a classic pairing with tomatoes, and they share roughly the same season (which is about to end). However, this pungent herb has a varietal of potential partners, including leeks and zucchini. Today’s recipe is from one of the customers at Oak Hill Farm’s... Continue
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Dear Dr. Forsythe: Neither my new husband nor I are what you would consider “dog lovers.” I like them, but he has never owned one and all the neighbors around us have unmanageable, impolite, yappy Sunday-morning four-footed aggravations. I love boxers and my sweetie knew... Continue
Photos by Ryan Lely Honoring those who have passed has been a cultural preoccupation since the dawn of humankind. From ancient human remains accompanied by fossilized flowers and seeds to accompany the deceased to the next life, to the improvised roadside shrines that dot Highway... Continue
With Election Day upon us, change is certainly in the air. Photo editor Ryan and Lely and I thought we would explore the concept of “change” by interviewing people within a single square block of the Historic Sonoma Plaza. While concocting a lead for this... Continue
One of the most essential questions any couple faces is whether to have children. While getting married and having children have traditionally been inextricably linked, these days that is not nearly as true. In today’s America more than fifty percent of children are not living... Continue
JoAnn Craig started winning awards at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair with her very first entry three years ago has never failed to have one of her jams or preserves take a prize yet. Her latest coup came this year, when her Ginger-Pear-Pineapple Jam won... Continue
When Sonoma’s streets are flooded with little witches, ghosts, fantastic figures, princesses and pirates in the gathering darkness of Halloween night, it reminds me that perhaps Sonoma is haunted. If there are spirits of the past making themselves visible or whose presence is felt by... Continue
Photos by Ryan Lely Seasonal circumstances mandate at least one Halloween groaner in an article that references entombment of the dead. Here goes: There are few vocations graver than that of cemetery supervisor. Such is the title of Alan Willbergh, who has worked in Sonoma’s... Continue
Bonnie and Claude greet arriving visitors at the California Academy of Sciences, which debuted its dazzling new facilities on Sept. 27. Perhaps “greet” is not the right word, since alligators are notoriously cold-blooded; mostly, the two just drape themselves atop the slimy ledges like some... Continue