The fashion ensemble "Clean Sweep," a design by Alexa Wood and Joni Derickson and modeled by Lauren Benward-Krause, was the grand prize winner in the Trashion Fashion show Saturday at the Sonoma Community Center. The annual event challenged professional and amateur designers to create unique, original fashions from recycled materials and... Continue

Conservative writer and political pundit Nick Adams will be the guest speaker at the annual fundraising event hosted April 18 by Sonoma Valley Republican Women, Federated. Adams, a frequent guest on Fox TV, is the author of “Green Card Warrior” and “Retaking America,” which received... Continue

By a vote of 5-2 (MacDonald and Bohar dissenting) Sonoma's Planning Commission approved the application to demolish all but the facade and frontage of the existing Cheese Factory building and replace it with an entirely new structure. The plan includes the creation of an "Ox-Bow"... Continue

The Springs Community Alliance will host a listening session for Sustainable Sonoma, a collective representing business, government, and nonprofits, on Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m, at Sonoma Springs Community Hall, 18627 Hwy 12 in Sonoma. The Sustainable Sonoma council was formed last year as a... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District on March 24 announced that from a field of 30 candidates, Socorro Shiels was unanimously selected as the finalist for the Superintendent position. Despite a term that some found ambiguous, suggesting perhaps additional interviewing and vetting, the choice was... Continue

There’s an opening for a resident of El Verano on the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission, a local policy-making body that reports to the Board of Supervisors The appointee must reside El Verano West and within the jurisdiction of the SVCAC. The SVCAC meets monthly... Continue

An overnight party for teens that lasts until 5 a.m., with games, fortune tellers, a casino, food, magic, massages, henna tattoos, prizes and even something for the parents – their kids’ safety. The annual Sonoma Valley High School Grad Party keeps the teens on campus... Continue

At the end of the second marathon meeting lasting five hours, the Sonoma City Council upheld an appeal of the Planning Commission approval of three large homes on Schocken Hill. In a succession of three 3-2 votes by the council majority Agrimonti, Hundley and Harrington... Continue