From our friends at Pets Lifeline: Meet Eren! Eren is an 8 month old short haired brown tabby male. He is fairly new to Pets Lifeline. He is still somewhat shy and is adjusting to our communal Kitten Room. As with any shy animal, a... Continue

From our friends at Pets Lifeline: Meet Sean and Connery! Are you looking for love? How about double the love!!!!  Meet Sean and Connery who are the sweetest Chihuahuas you will meet. Poor, neglected Sean and Connery came to us as strays in very bad condition. Not... Continue

Sonoma City Manager Cathy Capriola announced today the appointment of Colleen Ferguson as Public Works Director/City Engineer, effective June 14. Described as an innovative advocate for growth, Ferguson comes to the job after 28 years with the City of Santa Rosa, including the recent Old... Continue

Proceeds from the sale of works of a gallery show at Sonoma Arts Guild are presented to Nancy King, center, of Pets Lifeline, by the Guild’s Jackie Lee, at left, and Gail Duffley. The exhibition featured 50 animal portraits painted by fifth-through-eighth grade students at... Continue

  ALONE? By Joseph B. Silva Winner, Middle School category, Jack London State Historic Park’s Young Writers Contest Markus was an ordinary fellow, not expecting anything unusual as he was doing his first ski run of the year at Sugar Bowl. Whilst this was going... Continue

Is there enough healthy food in Boyes Hot Springs? The topic “Healthy Food for Healthy Neighborhood” will be discussed Friday, May 26 in a free workshop hosted by Sonoma County Department of Health Services. The meeting, conducted in English and Spanish, will be held 11:30... Continue

Free nutritional lunches will be offered to kids aged 18 and under at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library, Monday through Friday from noon to 12:30 p.m. The program begins Monday, June 5 and ends Friday, August 4. “The library is happy to partner with the... Continue

The Sonoma County Conservation Council has named Teri Shore, North Bay Regional Director of Greenbelt Alliance, as its Environmentalist of the Year. Shore is being recognized for leading the campaign for Community Separators, which won protection of over 53,000 acres from sprawl for the next... Continue

By Larry Barnett -- The human experience of the natural world begins at birth. As infants we begin to explore the world with our senses, establishing embodied experience between objects, feelings, and the world. By the time we are toddlers and begin to walk, we have... Continue