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‘Active Aging’ series returns to Vintage House

Sonoma Valley Hospital and Vintage House resume the popular “Active Aging: Live Your Best Life Now” lectures this fall, a series providing insight and information on how to get the most out of your senior years. The talks, free and open to all, begin September... Continue

When Detroit ruled the world

Nothing quite says ‘Made in America’ like a pre-1973 muscle car. The genre -- along with trucks, hot rods, race cars and vintage rides – will be represented in all its brawny glory at the 6th Annual All American Bad Ass Car Show, Saturday, September... Continue

Sonoma Raceway’s road ‘Warrior’

Talk about a fast break… Golden State Warriors All-Star Klay Thompson will be the Grand Marshal of the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma Verizon IndyCar Series season finale this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Thompson will also enjoy a high-speed lap around the road course with racing... Continue

Chipping in for Houston

Moved by the devastation in the Houston area caused by Hurricane Harvey, Crescent Montessori fifth grader Alegría Silvi decided to join the relief effort by organizing two bake sales. The sales will be held on Thursday, September 14 and Thursday, September 28, from 2:40 p.m.... Continue

Under the Sun: Andrew Ryan, new school principal

Andrew Ryan, until this summer a vice principal at Sonoma Valley High School, is the new principal at Sassarini Elementary School in Sonoma. The Sun’s Sarah Ford chatted with him recently to ask him about his new role. What are you looking forward to in... Continue

Best night ever!

A special moment at the Broadway Under The Stars Gala Celebration drew a huge ovation from the crowd on Saturday night – the announcement that Warren and Clara MacQuarrie were in the audience, celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary. Before the show, the Fairfield couple received... Continue

Please, grandma, no more Facebook posts about your love life

Grandkids have an instant message for Grandma and Grandpa. While they enjoy having you on Facebook, some secretly want to unfriend you because you post stuff that’s, well kind of embarrassing. Just in time for National Grandparents’ Day (September 10), a new national survey of... Continue

Paving projects make for rough commute

A repaving project on Arnold Drive continues to snarl commuter and to-school traffic with up to 30-minute delays to pass through County construction between Leveroni Road and Craig Avenue. Two other projects in the area are also posting delays: 5th Street West, between Leveroni and Sonoma... Continue

Two suspects nabbed in Sonoma bank robbery

Deputies from the Sonoma Police Department arrested two suspects for bank robbery on Saturday after pulling over the getaway car on West Napa Street. Sonoma’s Wells Fargo Bank was robbed at about 2 p.m. by a woman who handed a teller a note demanding large... Continue