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A hole new start for Pets Lifeline

Pets Lifeline officially breaks ground on its new Animal Resource center that will replace the old and outdated facility on Eighth Street East. Joining Executive Director Nancy King are, at left, Henry Wix, of WIX Architecture, and Scott Miller, W Scott Miller Construction. The outdated... Continue

Tuesday Farmers Market management team steps down

The Tuesday Farmers Night Market, done for 2019, will open next spring under new management. The Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market (VOMCFM), the nonprofit that has managed the event for nine years, will not seek to extend its contract with the City of... Continue

After a college reset, SVHS grad on dynamic path

When Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) alumna Natalie Smith graduated in 2016, her dream of a degree in Engineering seemed set. She had been accepted to Cal Poly Pomona and her path seemed clear. Her 4.0 GPA and amazing academic resume of activities during high... Continue

PG&E announces, cancels power shutoff… for now

At 1:15 p.m. today, PG&E announced that it does not project a power shutoff event for today, Monday 9/23, for Sonoma County. The statements retracts PG&E's warning at 9 a.m. this morning that such a shutoff was likely. The warning called for at least a... Continue

Take a left at the bulldozer

Watching another bulldozer rumble down West Napa Street is Michael Salmas of Silveira Chevrolet, one of the many businesses affected by a major overhaul of the sewer system. The multi-year project will replace about 1.8 miles of the existing 21-inch diameter sewer trunk main originally... Continue

Apartment building insurance — why you need it

If you own an apartment building, you’ll always feel like you’ve got a target on your back. Problems tend to arise out of nowhere and you’ll have to fend for yourself and the apartment all the time. That’s why apartment building insurance can be essential... Continue

Biomedicine, microscopes and implantable devices — one teen’s summer internship

[caption id="attachment_97749" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Joseph Silvi on the campus of Purdue University, summer of 2019[/caption] Sonoma Valley High School junior Joseph Silvi spent a month this summer at Purdue University working on trailblazing biomedical engineering research, including projects benefiting glaucoma and epilepsy patients. The Sun’s... Continue