By Grant Davis A recent editorial focused on administrative fines assessed to the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District (District) by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) for sewer collection system overflows. Because the District was not contacted for its viewpoint,... Continue
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From fresh, organic produce to healthy dinners to guilty pleasures – corn dog, anyone? – the menu of the upcoming Tuesday Night Farmers Market read like the ultimate shopping list. The season opens Tuesday, May 3, with 60-plus vendors of certified produce, prepared foods, arts... Continue
The nonprofit group Impact100 Sonoma will award $276,000 in grants to a variety of Sonoma Valley nonprofit organizations at its Grant Awards Ceremony on May 21. This year, the $100,000 Impact Grant will be awarded to one of the following four nonprofit organizations serving Sonoma... Continue
[caption id="attachment_65818" align="aligncenter" width="420"] La Casa Restaurant is one of many Sonoma restaurants donating 20% of their sales to end world hunger on Wednesday (Photo: Cathy Webber)[/caption] World Hunger Awareness Day is Wednesday, April 27, and select Sonoma restaurants will be participating in efforts to... Continue
The life of Dave Neubacher, the beloved teacher who spent nearly 40 years at El Verano School, will be celebrated on Saturday, April 23, 1 to 3 p.m. at Altimira Middle School. The popular figure passed away last month. A tireless, caring teacher, Neubacher was, said... Continue
Sonoma County Regional Parks invites the public to help shape the future of Sonoma Valley Regional Park at an April 27 planning workshop. Community feedback is sought on a draft master plan that identifies potential trails, habitat preservation, and other priorities for two properties that have... Continue
Sonoma Valley High School seniors Dawson McCahon and Andrea Robledo Cervantes are the recipients of the HWY 12 Properties FFA scholarships for 2016. The two emerged from a field of finalists participating in an all-day field trip to the sustainable farms and affiliated businesses of... Continue
The 119th Sonoma Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival is looking for an artist to design the official 2016 event poster. The winning poster, perhaps inspired by the theme “Grape Gatsby,” will be hand painted, in acrylic, oils, watercolor or any other non-electronic media. Examples... Continue
Master Gardeners from Sonoma Valley have teamed up with high schoolers from the Sonoma Ecology EnviroLeaders program to plant an herb garden at Sonoma Garden Park. Designed by Master Gardeners Bonnie Walner and Seth Dolinsky, the herb garden features three elliptic growing rows on either side... Continue
The Sonoma City Council decided Monday not to give a short-lived rent break to the Tuesday Night Farmers Market, which in March was told total fees for the year would be $1,964. Instead, approving Councilmember Gary Edwards’ appeal of that Community Services and Environment Commission... Continue