Sonoma mourns the passing of Sonoma Valley High School senior Brandon Barmore, who died while on a service trip in Nicaragua in March. A celebration of Brandon’s life, open to the public, will be held at the school gymnasium on Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m.... Continue

Celebrating 50 years of  Sonoma's La Casa restaurant are owners Mingma Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa, Pemba Sherpa and Gyalzen Sherpa. The quartet – “closer than brothers” -- bought the venerable Plaza eatery about two years go, and have concentrated on upgrading the food, which is, says Pemba “all... Continue

Can you identify where this photo was taken? Take a guess, or pick up the April 6 issue of The Sun, at markets, banks, post offices, coffee places, and shops throughout the Sonoma area. Have a mystery pic of your own? Send it. Continue

FAKE NEWS OF THE WEEK After its bid to raise the parcel tax lost at the ballot box, Sonoma Valley Hospital has a novel idea to boost revenue – offer its unused rooms as vacation rentals. “Private rooms with bath, a TV and remote-control bed,... Continue

Photo: Brett Armitage of the Falcons connects off David Larsen of the Red Sox during a recent game at Hughes Field. The Falcons won the game 11-4. The first two weeks of the 2017 Sonoma Little League season are in the books and its shaping up... Continue

A mountain lion being tracked by Audubon Canyon Ranch biologists has given birth to three kittens in the hills above Glen Ellen/Kenwood. The 10-day-old cats are the first offspring born to a subject of the ACR study of mountain lions in the area. The mother,... Continue

By Sonoma City Councilmember Amy Harrington In a town of our size, it is natural for rumors and half-truths to spread like wild fire.  As a member of the City Council, I think it is my duty to set the record straight and provide both... Continue