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Kathleen Hill: Food and Wine News

KQED Films at Mill, Sonoma Eats Returns, El Fuoco departs, Native Sons BBQ, Spread Makes Top 100, SMASHburgers Everywhere, PRIDE Comes Back to General’s Daughter  “Check, Please!” films at The Mill  Leslie Sbrocco’s KQED program, “Check, Please!” films Friday, June 5 at The Mill in... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Virtual Authors Festival is Available Now–June 22!

Enjoy the unforgettable conversations with some of today’s most celebrated writers and thought leaders, including Rick Atkinson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Maria Semple, Billy Collins, Dave Barry, plus 20 more authors and thought leaders in science, technology, and medicine. From history and current... Continue

Your Drinking Water Is About to Cost More

Sonoma Water board has approved wholesale water rate adjustment for fiscal year 2026-27. Sonoma Aqueduct customers (Valley of the Moon and City of Sonoma) will pay 8.72 percent more for water. The Board of Directors of Sonoma Water on Tuesday approved a wholesale water rate... Continue

Editorial: Blessed by The Land 

Sonoma Valley has some of the finest agricultural land in the world, and it has fed people for thousands of years. Today, agriculture remains a mainstay of our economy and lifestyle, and no better expression of the latter exists than our local farmers markets.  Many... Continue

Larry Barnett: Changing Lines, Changing Lanes

There might be a purpose to life but answering that question is above my pay grade. An easier question might be is there a purpose to thought? We don’t know how long it is that humans have been thinking. It’s likely that some form of... Continue

An Interview with Overlook Trail Steward William Wilson

William “Bill” Wilson has championed Sonoma Overlook Trail’s more complex endeavors for over 12 years. His engineering background and technical chops inform his immense contribution to our team. Enjoy this exchange between Bill and his wife, Overlook Steward Mary Nesbitt! What sparked your personal interest... Continue

Then and Now in Glen Ellen

The Glen Ellen Historical Society shares Then and Now; Glen Ellen in 1920 looking north on Arnold Drive at London Ranch Road. Historical photo from the Sonoma County Library, now photo by Ray. Continue

City to Consider Raising Fees to Fill a Looming Budget Deficit

Facing a projected $1 million deficit for the proposed 2026-27 budget, the City of Sonoma recently undertook a fee study to determine ways to increase revenues. Using a “cost recovery” methodology which analyses the actual costs incurred by the city in conducting its affairs such... Continue