Considering the possibilities

A unique sculpture is taking shape at the studio of artist Martin Munson. Each week Alondra Perez (left) and Leila Whitney work with the sculptor to create a nine-foot, kinetic sculpture made of recycled bicycle parts and culinary items. The end result will be the... Continue

Canceled: Film Fest and more Sonoma Valley events

These local events have been canceled or postponed: Sonoma International Film Festival Daddy Long Legs, final weekend Trashion Fashion Show at Sonoma Community Center Sonoma Quilt Show Rotary Club St. Patrick's Day party and raffle Sonoma Valley Library, events canceled but branch will remain open... Continue

Beware of this home rental con, tolls on Hwy 37, and love life woes

Add to the list of housing concerns a con game that takes advantage of would-be renters. Chris Finlay, who posted her rentals on Craigslist, tells of the shady scam. Several times, a hacker took the legit info about the house, dropped the price significantly, and... Continue

Passing the torch at Jack London Park

Tjiska Van Wyk, the outgoing director of Jack London Park Partners, shares smile with Matt Leffert, her successor, at reception at the House of Happy Walls Museum. The torch-passing occasion also welcomed new Board President Peter Ferris,who replaced Lynn Deegan McGraw in that role. State... Continue

Sonoma looks at new plan for car, bike lanes on Broadway

[caption id="attachment_100679" align="aligncenter" width="420"] In one of three traffic plans under consideration, a dedicated bike lane runs along Broadway between the sidewalk and parked cars. This view looks south down Broadway.[/caption] Sonoma’s Broadway is formally a state highway, so any work and improvement is... Continue

Sonoma County to host virtual town hall on Coronavirus

Sonoma County will host a Virtual Town Hall to share information about Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, from 7 to 8:00 pm on several local radio and TV stations, and livestreamed online. Supervisor Gorin (Chair, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors), Chris Godley... Continue

‘Daddy Long Legs’ extends Sonoma run

Sonoma Arts Live is stretching its Legs. The new musical Daddy Long Legs has been extended for another weekend at Andrews Hall, with evening shows added on March 13-14, and a final matinee on Sunday, March 15. Mischa Stephens (above left) and Madison Genovese star. ... Continue

Historic make-overs captured by Sonoma filmmaker

The Sonoma League for Historic Preservation presents a March 12 screening of Saving Places, the award-winning documentary filmed and directed by Sonoma filmmaker Joseph Daniel. Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film follows the intrepid crews and passionate volunteers of HistoriCorps, a small but mighty nonprofit,... Continue

New principal for Sassarini Elementary School

A school district employee since 2005, Stefanie Jordan is the new principal at Sassarini Elementary School. Most recently, she had been the school psychologist at Sassarini Elementary School as well as Sonoma Charter School. Prior to that, she served Prestwood Elementary and as needed throughout... Continue

Ned Hill’s fish-friendly approach to winegrowing

Ned Hill, the son of well-known Sonoma Valley farmer Steve Hill, started working in the vineyards alongside his dad when he was nine. He was driving tractors by age 12 and as a teenager continued working with his dad at the famous Durell Ranch. Ned... Continue

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