The Sonoma Sister Cities Committee fundraising dinner for the Ukrainian city of Kaniv was a huge success. “Thank you for your generosity,” reports Kaeti Bailie. “Because of you we were able to wire transfer $20,000 for humanitarian aid to Kaniv. This brings the total... Continue

In the world of Broadway musicals, the star twists an ankle or runs off to get married. But even without the big star, the show must go on. So the understudy, a novice, is rushed in. The audience is transfixed. The production is a smash.... Continue

A flock of sheep from Perennial Grazing is on the job at Montini Open Space Preserve, grazing to reduce overgrowth and fire danger. The movable pen was first placed next to the Field of Dreams on First Street West (above). The managed grazing -- now through... Continue

As the school year came to an end, Flowery School held its 12th annual "Senior Recognition Event,” as it welcomed back and honored its alumni seniors. On their field trip to Flowery, 33 seniors attended a school-wide sing-along where they re-lived their elementary days singing... Continue

Nearly 300 Sonoma County residents and supporters attended the celebratory grand opening of the new Community Mental Health Hub at Hanna Center on Wednesday, May 31. Members of the Sonoma Valley Mental Health Collective, comprised of 17 local partner nonprofit organizations, were also on-hand to... Continue

  Mayor Sandra Lowe cuts the ribbon as Adobe Drugs celebrates its opening at 303 W. Napa St. The space had been the location of Pharmaca, which closed suddenly on February 25 when the parent company went bankrupt. Pharmacist Aman Garg, who worked for Pharmaca,... Continue

Somber. Prideful. Patriotic. The Sonoma Valley Joint Memorial Day Observance, a treasured local tradition, was held on Monday, May 29, in Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park.  The ceremony will include patriotic music, vocalist Sheila Whitney (above), Color Guard and Rifle Salute, proclamations and speeches, aerial fly-over,... Continue