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School District and Teacher’s Association Negotiation Fails

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District has just released the following letter to the community: Dear Sonoma Valley Unified School District Community: We are deeply disappointed that the District and Valley of the Moon Teachers Association (VMTA) were unable to reach an agreement on contract... Continue

Sonoma Hometown Band Holiday Show

Mark your calendars! The Sonoma Hometown Band will be spreading their holiday music cheer in the Sonoma Plaza on Saturday, December 14th @12:00 pm. How perfect is a community band playing festive music for the community in the town square? This is their humble holiday... Continue

Seth Dolinsky: Cold Comfort Farming

Change is in the air.  Not only on the national geopolitical level, but here at home. In the Sonoma Valley we have seen the clear end of one season and the transition to the next.  Sonomans will tell you that, historically, “It always rains on... Continue

Transcendence Holiday Shows Set For Sebastiani and Marin Theatres

The Transcendence Theatre Company will celebrate its tenth Holiday Production this month, with one set of performances at Sonoma’s Sebastiani Theatre and another at Marin Theatre in Mill Valley. The Broadway Holiday production, an all-new program promising to dazzle and delight, will present two exciting... Continue

Empowerment Academy Takes Off at Sonoma High  

Noah Zamora and Suleika Carrillo practice the art of the handshake as part of a job readiness program in the Empowerment Academy (Photo: Sonoma Valley Educational Foundation) By Anna Pier Teenagers yearn for somewhere to belong – and Sonoma Valley high school students now have... Continue

Susan Gorin: Update on Springs Community Plaza

Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed a few changes to the county parking lot at 22 Boyes Blvd in the Springs. For those who have not already sent me an email asking, “What’s going on?” I’d like to update you on the... Continue

Impressions of Ukraine

By Tarney Baldinger What follows is a purely subjective report. I did not travel as a journalist. I traveled as a concerned human being with years of experience in Ukraine.  When I was in Ukraine this fall, I was touched and humbled by the tenacity,... Continue