If we ever needed a spring cleaning, it’s now

Small steps towards a fresh start By Kari Wishingrad So here we are just over one year from our lives being flipped upside down. I am aware that many households have used this time at home to purge and get organized, especially since we have... Continue

Here comes the future… at 25 m.p.h.

The future is coming up fast and, according to Howard Sapper, it’s driving an eTrike A former marketing executive for film and music, a relentless promoter and fervent believer, Howard Sapper is in full entrepreneur mode as the CEO of a Sonoma-based micro mobility transportation... Continue

The Sonoma County Archives: An endangered treasure

The campaign to find a new home for historical records that date back 150 years. By Lynn Downey | Special to The Sun One of our most valuable treasures is just a 20-minute drive down Hwy. 12 from the Plaza: the Sonoma County Archives. Located... Continue

This, that and #other

While we’re busy dealing with a pandemic, there’s another disaster looming on the cloudless horizon, a potential crisis flying under the Doppler: drought. State officials haven’t declared one yet, but two consecutive dry years have created conditions more severe than the brick-in-the-toilet spell of 2013... Continue

On the front lines

April is National Volunteer Month, but every day at Sonoma Valley’s many nonprofits – like this recent lunch effort at Vintage House – is made possible by volunteer help. Here, Volunteer Coordinator Denise Wilbanks, at left, and Theresa Deeths, Programs Coordinator, join Katie DeJongh, Violet Wheeler,... Continue

SVHS Drama Dept. puts on a (radio) show

Elena Paraponiaris knows, like all fans of suspense know, that she should not pick up that phone. But hey, it’s in the script. And off we go with Dial M for Murder, a film noir classic (Grace Kelly, Ray Milland*) that began as a wildly... Continue

How to get on the County’s stand-by vaccine list

Eligible residents are invited to sign up on a County standby list to be notified when vaccine appointments are imminently available in Sonoma County. Some clinics have open appointments in the next two days. The county will review all sign-ups and will give priority to... Continue

Sun on the Street: What’s your post-pandemic move?

What are you looking forward to when the pandemic is over? And what habit will you continue? James Quinn The first thing I’ll do after the pandemic is over is probably go to the movie theatre like I did when I was a little... Continue

Where in Sonoma Valley?

Do you know where this photo was taken? Find out in this week's issue of The Sonoma Sun, on April 15. Look for it free at our news racks in front of the post offices in Sonoma, El Verano and Springs; at Broadway Market;... Continue

April in the galleries

Through April 26 at the Arts Guild of Sonoma: The Many Colors of Us, which explores identity and culture through art featuring works from the Art Rewards the Student program. The ARTS brings, free to the schools, experienced teaching artists to Sonoma fourth and fifth-grade... Continue

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