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Dogs of the Week at Pets Lineline

[caption id="attachment_72005" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sean and Connery are available for adoption at Pets Lifeline.[/caption] Meet Sean and Connery. Sean and Connery are 5 year old tan with white male Chihuahuas. Neglected Sean and Connery came to Pets Lifeline as strays in very bad condition. Not only... Continue

Clearing the trail

Ambassadors from The Lodge at Sonoma volunteered their time in 90+ degree heat to do some trail maintenance on the Sonoma Overlook Trail on Sunday. The crew cleaned drainage ditches in preparation for the rainy season, and donated native seed mix that will be planted to... Continue

Sonoma Valley death notices

Peggy Jean Brafford, 87, of Sonoma, passed away August 19, 2016. Gino Ugo Dito, 79, of Sonoma, passed away August 21, 2016. Thomas James Feeney, 77, of Sonoma, passed away August 19, 2016. Pamela Mary Laing, 69, of Sonoma, passed away August 13, 2016. Andreas... Continue

IndyCar champion crowned at Sonoma season finale

With a dominating drive from the pole position, Simon Pagenaud won the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma and earned his first Verizon IndyCar Series championship at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday. Pagenaud led 76 of the 85 laps in the No. 22 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chevrolet... Continue

The next generation of ‘Jack’s Oak’

As the 400-year-old oak tree outside Jack London’s Glen Ellen cottage nears the end of its natural life, a seedling program is underway to perpetuate the legacy of “Jack’s Oak” and raise money for the state park in which it has become an iconic focal... Continue

Under the Sun: Three generations of Ling

James, is it true you have owned and operated the Shanghai Restaurant for 40 years? Yes, five years near the Plaza in the Peterson Building where the Bank of Marin is now, and thirty-five years in our present location on 5th Street West. May I... Continue

Sonoma Code Enforcement open for business

Loud leaf blowers. A neighbor’s crazy construction project or illegal vacation rental. The 3 a.m. party next door. Many of the complaints of city life are already addressed by laws, but until, recently, the City of Sonoma lacked the staff to investigate citizen complaints. Enter... Continue

Three more drought-tolerant bunch grasses

I love bunch grasses. They are easy to care for, natural looking and come in a huge variety of colors and sizes. One of the best things about bunch grasses is, deer avoid them; if deer browse your garden on a regular basis consider bunch... Continue

Meet the community on the new KSVY Morning Show

The local 91.3 KSVY Morning Show has been reformatted and broadcasts Monday through Friday, 8:AM- 10:AM, provide listeners an opportunity to experience high-quality, multi-faceted and interesting people who make up the current events and life of Sonoma Valley. The five Morning Show hosts are Marcia... Continue

Electing a president

On November 8, 2016 the American voters will elect the next President of the United States. Despite the fact that the three branches of government – Executive, Legislative, and Judicial – are constitutionally linked and monitored through a system of checks and balances, the Presidency... Continue