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Meet Otto the otter

A few weeks ago, Sonoma County voted and chose the North American river otter as Sonoma County Library's mascot. Recently, library staff voted on a name for the critter -- and Otto the Otter splashed onto the page. Otto will begin to pop up on... Continue

A slice of Old Sonoma at Reel & Brand

Reeling in the Years At Reel & Brand, it’s just like the good old days – but with better food His first memories of the place, Kevin Kress was a little kid eating dinner with his grandparents. It was a Sunday ritual. They’d come up... Continue

The next wave of enviro-friendly shopping 

Walk into Refill Madness at the Sonoma Marketplace Shopping Center and you will see what the future of shopping for environmentally-friendly products looks like.  By Leslie Nicholson | Sonoma Sun Co-owned by Jana Wang, born and raised in Sonoma, and Sloane Read, founder of the... Continue

Art classes at Jack London Park: Stretch your legs, free your mind

Outdoor, in-person art workshops continue at Jack London Park “These workshops will give people an opportunity to stretch their legs and expand their creativity,” said Jill Valavanis, fine arts coordinator at Sonoma Community Center, the series presenter. Subsequent sessions will be held May 15 and... Continue

Providing essential food during a crisis, revisited

The value of local food systems has been a recurring subject, made all the more important by the ongoing health crisis. By Seth Dolinsky | Sonoma Farm Scene The value of local food systems has been a recurring subject, made all the more important by... Continue

Sonoma bank robber nabbed trying to flee on public bus

Her route included an unplanned stop at the County jail. The woman apprehended on a public bus after allegedly robbing Sonoma’s Union Bank on Wednesday has been identified as Porschia Jhonette Napalan, 43 of San Francisco. Police say she emerged from the bank at about... Continue