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Current Impressions from Ukraine Under Siege

By Tarney Baldinger  I wanted to share with the people of Sonoma the experience that children in our sister city, Kaniv, have been having during this time when the media is giving almost no attention to the Russian war on Ukraine. So I reached out... Continue

Steve Serafini: Youth Soccer Teams Earn Nationals, Seek Funds

By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor While the biggest global sports event, the World Cup, begins play in North America with Canada, Mexico and the United States tri-hosting the spectacle, the Sonoma Valley United youth soccer club’s year-round select program recently had two... Continue

Transcendence Rocks The Temptations

15th Season Opens With “Ain’t Too Proud” By David Bolling  The Transcendence Theatre Company will launch its fifteenth season on June 12, with a newly-positioned stage to reduce neighborhood sound intrusion, and a Tony-winning, Motown musical melodrama, “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times... Continue

Walt Williams: To the Class of 2026 – Be Confident. 

Your journey has not been without challenges: COVID; 10 years under the dome of political hate and separation; environmental issues; financial issues; balancing technology and screens and living in a society that prioritizes profits over people.  But, it’s time to move past all that and... Continue

New Principal for Flowery School

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District has announced that Jim Evans has been selected as the next Principal at Flowery Elementary School, starting July 1. Evans brings deep experience in bilingual education, a strong commitment to students and families, and a genuine excitement for joining... Continue

Mexican Consul Visits Sonoma Botanical Garden 

By Anna Pier  On May 27, Marco Antonio Mena, the Consul General from Mexico for Northern California and Hawaii, visited the Sonoma Botanical Garden (SBG) to view the Spirit Guides exhibit and honor the Oaxacan artists who created it, Jacobo and María Ángeles, with a... Continue

Larry Barnett: Our Not So Secret Power

People are remarkable creatures. Liberated from walking using arms and hands thanks to our bipedal gait, we’ve used them to successfully manipulate matter, from lighting fire to assembling spacecrafts. We play music, dance and create drawings and paintings. For better or worse we’ve mastered chemistry,... Continue