Continuing its St. Patrick's Day theatre tradition, albeit on the small-screen form instead of on stage at Murphy's Pub, Sonoma Stage Works will present this year the one-act comedy, The Matchmakers. The Zoom-stream will be shown Monday and Tuesday, March 15 and 16, at 7:30... Continue

The long-abandoned Gordenker Turkey Farms property in Glen Ellen has been approved by the County for a new farming venture — cannabis cultivation and processing. The 27-acre site along Highway 12 north of Trinity Road, will be operated by the company Sparc with an indoor... Continue

Proving that Sonoma's everything it's "quacked up" to be, Mayor Logan Harvey, his wife Lili, restaurant owner Lauren Feldman and Sonoma's newest council member Kelso Barnett jointly spent time Friday night rescuing a orphaned duck in danger of getting run over on Broadway. The duck,... Continue

New rules, streamlined applications, and simplified design standards will radically transform the housing approval process in Sonoma.   [caption id="attachment_109661" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Looking west at the three-acre Doyle property fronting Napa Road at Fifth Street East, where a proposed 59-unit development may be Sonoma’s next... Continue

From the coffee maker and hoodie to the 32-quart tamale steamer, and even a U-Haul cargo van to take it all home, The Basket aims to have the items that aren’t generally available in the Springs. With the help of Serene Whedon (above), Omar Homran... Continue

Kelso Barnett is your new Sonoma City Councilmember, appointed March 1 to fill the seat vacated by Rachel Hundley, who stepped down in January. Barnett, 40, a native Sonoman, had been a member of the City’s Planning Commission, and before that served on the Design... Continue

Collecting donations of “gently touched” handbags and accessories for Pets Lifeline’s annual Tailwags and Handbags fundraiser are board members Elaine Smith and Anne Mieling. The co-chairs this year are overseeing the event as an online auction (starting April 26) and virtual luncheon on April 30... Continue

Shouldn’t everyone get to enjoy a trendy gourmet meal -- complete with Chitos and chocolate dipping sauce, no less -- every once in a while? When an anonymous couple had to cancel their big wine country wedding because of Covid, Elaine Bell catering found itself... Continue