[caption id="attachment_97536" align="aligncenter" width="420"] That's Roger Rhoten in the cockpit, and the bust of Emile Faber, fictional college founder, on the hood.[/caption] Animal House comes to the Sebastiani Theatre on Monday, but 'Deathmobile,' used for frat-house revenge in the infamous parade scene at the movie's... Continue

Anabelle Hunter, Ash Ward, and Suzanne Olson, representing Sonoma Valley High School’s Wildlife Center, introduce their honored reptilian guests to patrons of the Red and White Ball.  The annual fundraiser for the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation was held August 24 on the Sonoma Plaza, and... Continue

EDITORIAL PG&E is planning to shut down electricity to the Sonoma Valley to prevent wildfires in the event of a major wind event that might knock down high-tension power lines. Their advisory says the electricity might be off for as many as four days to... Continue

Saturday, September 14: Wine Country Nature & Optics Festival. The free fair is an opportunity to learn about many important California conservation efforts and animal rescue groups, meet nature artists at their easels, nature journalists, and renowned photographers. Major manufacturers of cameras, spotting scopes and... Continue

Sonoma Chamber Ambassador Sharon Somogyi of LaLuz Center and Lockton Senior Vice President Chris Reiter with Lockton Pacific Series leadership Dard Hunter, Phil Pierce, Won Anderson and Nate Mundy. Lockton Insurance Brokers has opened its new Sonoma office, at 635 Broadway. The move to a... Continue

[caption id="attachment_32757" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A longtime environmental advocate, particularly for open space, Tjiska Van Wyk raised funds for nonprofit groups including the Sierra Club, Earth Justice and the San Francisco Zoological Society.[/caption] Jack London State Park, once on the verge of closure during California's budget... Continue

Tom Stubbs has been named the interim principal at Sonoma's Sassarini Elementary School for the 2019-2020 school year. Retired for four years, Stubbs returns to the Sonoma Valley Unified School District after having been a long-time teacher and administrator in the Valley. He served SVUSD... Continue

A pot deal gone violently bad ended with the arrest of two suspects, and the escape of a third, in a police action that closed West Aqua Caliente Road on Sunday afternoon. At about 3:15 p.m. deputies were dispatched to reports of a man with... Continue

The Chinese pagoda tribute proposed for Sonoma’s Depot Park has run into a brick wall. Specifically, bricks engraved with the names of donors to the Ting project, an idea rejected by the City Council. The Sonoma Sister City committee behind the project looked to honor... Continue