Story and photos by Jonathan Farrell -- Paul Clark, longtime store manager of Sonoma's Pharmaca Pharmacy said he reacted with "shock and awe" at last week's sudden news that the store would soon close. The parent company of the outlet at 401 West Napa St.... Continue

By Jonathan Farrell --Not to be confused with a book and a movie by the same title, the one-woman play “Sidekicked” is an unexpected tour de force about actress Vivian Vance of I Love Lucy TV show fame.  The Sonoma Arts Live production stars Libby... Continue

The Sonoma Speaker Series presents author, poet, and speaker Javier Zamora on Monday, March 6. In his memoir, Solito, he relates his harrowing journey to the U.S. as an unaccompanied nine-year-old – an unforgettable glimpse into the realities of child migration.  The young Zamora traveled... Continue

Hotel workers and community members held a vigil Thursday outside the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn to protest multiple alleged violations of labor law.  The action was organized by the UNITE HERE Local 2, the hospitality workers’ union in the San Francisco Bay Area with some... Continue

By Sarah Ford -- Having served for eight years on the Sonoma City Council, Madolyn Agrimonti decided not to run for reelection in 2022. Instead, she is shifting her focus to some new endeavors. She is also continuing her volunteer involvement with specific organizations and... Continue

A group of nearly 50 protestors gathered Saturday at the long-dormant Cocoa Planet building, one of the many Ken Mattson properties in Sonoma Valley that sit empty, neglected and blighted. The action was organized by the community group Wake Up Sonoma, which formed to fight... Continue

Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO of Sonoma-based nonprofit After the Fire USA, will attend  President Biden’s State of the Union address on February 7. The Sonoma Valley native will be the guest of Rep. Mike Thompson (no relation), who cited her leadership in the emerging field... Continue