Sometimes, we need a bit of excitement in our lives to get us out of the daily routines we get caught up in. Unfortunately, many of the activities we do for fun, like going to a party or a night out with friends, eventually get... Continue
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On a recent Saturday, the foes of 5G – and the world it would create – were out in force at Vintage House on First Street East. They had come to hear Dafna Tachover, the Israeli-born founder of We Are the Evidence, an international organization... Continue
About our cover logo. The bright, summery design is a commissioned cameo by Adie Valavanis, winner of this year’s Student Creative Arts Award from the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission. Adie, 19, attends the College for Creative Studies in Michigan. “I’ve made sure to... Continue
With summer comes a longing for curling up in a hammock or stretching out at the beach with a good book. A real book, the kind where you can dog-ear your place when you start to doze. Jude Sales of Readers’ Books put together some... Continue
Every shift is a meal break for a crew from Chasin' Goats Grazing, called in to tidy up grassy areas of Sonoma's Montini Preserve. The crew finished the job before the July 4 festivities and nearby fireworks show. Continue
The Sonoma Land Trust has received a $700,000 grant from the Sonoma Valley Fund, the regional affiliate of the Community Foundation of Sonoma County, to acquire and protect more than 700 acres of open space, trails and natural resources at the site of the former... Continue
Dating is not something new to people today. For many decades and centuries, people have always been dating. One of the reasons for dating is that it lets you meet someone that can be your soul-mate. There are many dating benefits other than getting the... Continue
By Jackie Lee Nick Brandt seeks to change our perceptions, one photograph at a time. He wants us to “get it.” In the process, he does not give himself away; his real life is not on offer. His all-consuming passion concerns the massacre of the... Continue
Land use projects in Sonoma are always subject to CEQA, California's Environmental Quality Act. This does not mean every project is required to undergo an extensive and expensive process of environmental evaluation, but it does mean every land use project needs to be declared either... Continue
The man who crashed his pickup on Broadway, then attacked a passerby who offered to help him early Wednesday morning, was high on meth, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, later identified as Wayne Fortier, 37, compounded the assault by running off... Continue