‘It served as habitat for our feathered and furry friends, a cool refuge for hikers on hot or rainy days, and a picturesque backdrop for the occasional photographer.’ By Don Frances | Photography by Diane Askew Venerable barns are special places, Breck Parkman says, with... Continue

The Sonoma art scene is generally quiet, practiced behind walls of studios, galleries, and even spare bedrooms, but there are places where your eardrums shatter and nostrils quiver – the deep dark dens of the sculptors. By Jackie Lee | Sun Fine Arts There are... Continue

Check it out: the Sonoma Valley County Library now offers video games. The library has video games for all ages to check out with your Sonoma County Library card, for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.  The library is located at 755 W. Napa... Continue

How tall is high fashion? Today, for a virtual Trashion Fashion show of glam Barbies, about a foot. Sonoma Community Center’s Trashion Fashion, always a visual treat, moves its creative efforts online this year with two live-stream events. What’s Trashion? Garments made from recycled items... Continue

Soon after Saturday's announcement that Joe Biden has won the presidency, folks rallied to Sonoma Plaza to celebrate. A fluctuating crowd took no small delight in the political demise of Trump, while looking with hope and relief at the incoming administration. Smiling, chanting and even... Continue

The Sonoma City Council has named an Interim City Manager. Dave Kiff, currently in that role for Healdsburg, will take over for Cathy Capriola on January 1. On his resume: 20 years with the city of Newport Beach, nine as city manager. Before that, he... Continue

Don't be alarmed if you see smoke along Highway 12 near Glen Ellen this weekend -- there's a controlled burn planned for Bouverie Preserve. The 14.5-acre controlled burn of annual grassland and oak savannah will begin around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, or Sunday,... Continue

The Sonoma County Criminal Grand Jury has indicted former Sheriff’s Deputy Charlie Blount with two felonies, including a charge of manslaughter, for his role in the death of David Glen Ward during a November 2019 traffic stop. A resistant Ward, 52, died while being restrained... Continue

Participants in the Sonoma Ecology Center’s EnviroLeaders program enjoy an afternoon in the sun together, albeit masked and distanced. Planting onions are Sonoma Valley High School junior Madeline Sickert, foreground, and freshman Claudia Landau. The EnviroLeaders are paid interns who spend two afternoons a week... Continue