By Socorro Shiels, Superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District This piece seemed easy in concept a month ago. I knew somehow it would be about gratitude and family; the season really calls for that kind of reflection.  What I didn’t predict, which always... Continue

Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission has named Cynthia Tarr as its Treasure Artist for 2019. Tarr is the Musical Director of the Sonoma Community Center, where she teaches a full schedule of voice classes and workshops. She directs the Free Spirits Gospel Choir, and hosts... Continue

A photograph by Sonoma Valley High School student Jack Pier has been selected for the annual Bank of Marin calendar. Students from 11 high schools submitted more than 200 photos for the honor, and Pier's dramatic shot from atop Mt. Tamalpais was the only black-and-white... Continue

Housing affordability -- as in, rents and home prices are too damn high -- is the prime concern among Sonoma Valley residents, according to a survey undertaken by Sustainable Sonoma, a nonprofit consortium of community groups. For the project, Sustainable Sonoma conducted a months-long survey... Continue

Santa Rosa Junior College will offer first-time college students that sign up to take classes full time may be eligible to receive their first year of tuition at SRJC in 2018-19 essentially “free” In October 2017 the California State legislature passed Assembly Bill 19, known as... Continue

Lighting of the Snowmen How will the army of glowing snowmen be arrayed this year? The reveal caps an afternoon of music, kids’ crafts, wine and beer tasting, warm drinks, food, festive decorations and more. Saturday, December 1. Free admission. $10 donation to park. 4... Continue

[caption id="attachment_92137" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Feeding the Clydesdales; an early submission by Susan Loesch[/caption] The nonprofit trying to save Sonoma's downtown Mission Bell Farms got a fundraising boost Monday night when the City Council voted unanimously to kick in $500,000 for the cause. The Blue Wing... Continue

By Cat Smith About five years ago, the Clarks were living the life of many in America, more specifically, Sonoma Valley. They had two children, two jobs, and two pets. Then tragedy struck. For the purpose of this story, our family’s name has been changed to... Continue

Don't get crabby, but your holiday culinary splurge has been postponed. Dungeness crab from northern California did not make the grade, according to state Fish and Game, so  crab season will be delayed until at least December 13. The delay was a result of poor crab meat... Continue