The Vintage Festival is looking for a few good men and women to help put on its 110th annual festival, which celebrates the harvest and continues the Sonoma Valley’s tradition of generous community support. Next year’s festival is Sept. 28, 29 and 30. The Vintage... Continue
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Discussion of homeless Wednesday in Glen Ellen Sonoma Valley residents are invited to a public meeting to discuss the problem of homeless people and vagrants of Glen Ellen. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Glen Ellen Firehouse... Continue
Cheri Galer had a good plan when she decided to open a women’s clothing stop in Sonoma. Her idea was to pattern a Sonoma store after her successful women’s clothing store in Yountville. She reasoned that the same clothing lines, styles and marketing approach that... Continue
Infineon Raceway makes donation to charity Nearly 2,000 pounds of nonperishable food items were given to the Friends in Sonoma Helping, or FISH, by Infineon Raceway. The food comes from the raceway’s sixth annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Infineon’s donation is one of the largest single... Continue
The “nine old men,” was Walt Disney’s nickname for the nine animators who helped create some of Disney’s most famous movies, including “Bambi,” “Pinocchio,” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” In May 2005, the last survivor of this group, 92-year-old Ollie Johnston, was sitting... Continue
As a whole, the Sonoma Valley Hospital on Andrieux Street doesn’t meet current state standards for earthquake safety. But there’s nothing wrong with the east wing, a single-story building constructed in 1984, which houses the hospital’s 27-bed skilled nursing facility, or nursing home, according to... Continue
“Leaders are born, not made” was how the old saying went. While some people seem to be natural-born leaders and others seem happy being natural-born followers, according to experts from the Sonoma Learning Systems, anyone, regardless of innate ability, can be trained to be a... Continue
Don Sebastiani opens third office The Sonoma Valley-based wine negociant Don Sebastiani & Sons on Tuesday announced the opening of its third location in downtown Sonoma. The building, originally a call and payment center for Pacific Bell, is located one half block south of the... Continue
During a Nov. 8 interview on KSVY 91.3 Sonoma’s morning show, newly elected city councilman August Sebastiani suggested bringing back a Christmas nativity scene to the horseshoe-shaped lawn on the Plaza in front of Sonoma’s City Hall. Sebastiani made that suggestion on the day after... Continue
Sheriff’s substation grand opening Everyone is invited to the grand opening at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department substation located at 810 Grove Street in El Verano. The new substation replaces the current sheriff’s substation on Highway 12, which the sheriff’s... Continue