The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley will open its Fall 2026 community grants cycle for local education and nonprofit organizations on October 15, 2026. “During the past twelve months, our Rotary club awarded over $125,000 in grants to local groups, including the Sonoma Community Center,... Continue
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Sonoma’s homecoming grid game starts at 7 p.m. By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor Overcoming a slow start to the current 2026 season due to losing standout skill players to graduation and dealing with health issues at key positions, the Sonoma Valley High... Continue
The Body Detective A story from the table, and a question about what a body does with the things we don't say. A man came to see me once, a builder, the kind of person with little patience for anything he couldn't measure. His right... Continue
Pieces of Halley’s Comet are hitting the atmosphere over California at about 41 miles per second this month, and the best night to watch them burn up is about two weeks away. EarthSky lists the Orionid meteor shower as active from September 26 through November... Continue
Gun Bun’s Art Truck By David Bolling While most media have focused on the economic challenges of the historic Gundlach Bundschu Winery, now in bankruptcy proceedings, not enough attention is being given to the history of all the extraordinary, sometimes hilarious, creative energy the Bundschu... Continue
Telling the truth is terribly difficult. That’s why we don’t do it. The problem is that if we don’t do it, we’re contributing to the big potholes in our relationships and the world around us. What to do? Without honesty, fractured families continue, or we... Continue
Far too often the word community gets thrown around when linked with disparate groups of people, as in “the gay community,” or “the Black community,” or “the religious community,” and so on. All of which renders the key word meaningless. Even we at The Sun... Continue
Sneaker waves of sadness regularly overwhelm me nowadays. The world is such a mess, filled with struggle and misery, and yet, and yet, it’s so beautiful. What’s to be done with such a situation? The brilliant writer and poet Wendell Berry has died. He spent... Continue
AI is already killing us. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Napa In-N-Out. I strike up a conversation in line with a guy who asks what I think about the death in Sonoma Plaza. I’m here with my golf team after a triple match with Justin and Napa... Continue
Sonoma’s Delorefice Is Flag Football Force By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor Following last year’s inaugural season, which had Sonoma Valley High School’s girls’ flag football team winning only two of 21 games, this year’s squad got the 2026 fall season off to... Continue