We’re pleased to introduce you to Pablo, our new Distribution Associate. You will see him at least twice monthly when he delivers newspapers to our many dozen distribution locations. Pablo was born and raised right here in Sonoma. His mother worked in the local hospitality... Continue

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

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

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

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

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

“There won’t be any clowns, will there? I don’t like clowns.” That was my 14-year-old mentee, outside the circus tent and just before we stepped into the 1970s for an hour of disco magic, as interpreted by impresario Michel Michelis and his Cirque de Boheme.... Continue

On the heels of two wet winters, University researcher Dr. Matteo Garbelotto reports that Sudden Oak Death, the syndrome caused by a pathogen, is again on the increase. What’s more, a new and possibly more aggressive pathogen variant dubbed “NA2” has been detected in five... Continue