Culture club

Sonoma Community Center hosts 115 fourth and fifth grade students from Sonoma Charter School and Woodland Star Charter School for a live performance of Brazilian music by Grupo Falso Baiano. The educational event on April 11 was the finale of the Community Center’s Playhouse program,... Continue

Walking to end hunger

Sonoma’s seventh annual CROP Hunger Walk (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) on Sunday, April 24, is one of many held each year across the U.S. under the auspices of Church World Service, a consortium of 39 Christian denominations working to alleviate global poverty. Registration begins at... Continue

Market rate; contractor sting; and restaurant news

A Sonoma city committee lowered the annual Plaza rent for the Tuesday night Farmers Market from $3,800 to $750, and councilmember Gary Edwards isn’t happy about it. He’s appealed the decision, so the matter will come before the Council. “It’s time to peel the onion... Continue

A career in fun and candy

By George Webber Heidi Geffen, proprietor of Tiddle E. Winks Vintage Five and Dime in Sonoma, found out early on that “if you want to have fun, you have to create your own, as no one else can possibly know what fun is for you.”... Continue

Top three garden lists

Five Easy-to-Grow Spring Veggies Sugar or Snap Peas – Start from seed or buy six-packs from the nursery. Harvest in 60-70 days. Radishes – Start from seed. Harvest in 30 days. Lettuces – Use six-packs. Harvest in 45-80 days. Bolt easily, so get them in... Continue

Death notices

Maria T. Burquez, 83, of Sonoma, passed away March 5, 2016. Stephen Andrew Carlson, 73, of Sonoma, passed away March 27, 2016. James L. Cartwright, 43, of Eldridge, passed away March 12, 2016. Marilyn Ann Erbland, 82, of Eldridge, passed away March 24, 2016. Anthony... Continue

The end of democracy as we know it? Part I

The framers of our Constitution established three independent branches of government - Executive, Judicial and Legislative - each charged with unique duties and vital responsibilities. However, it is the Legislative branch that has, of late, become alarmingly partisan and increasingly dysfunctional. It demands a closer... Continue

Job Fair at SDC

The Sonoma Developmental Center will host a Job Fair on Thursday April 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the SDC Gymnasium. The event is open to the public. Human Resource personnel and Hiring Managers will be on site to answer questions about vacancies and... Continue

Vintners & Growers group joins La Luz outreach efforts

The Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance and La Luz Center have formed a partnership to provide more access to services for wine industry workers and their families. “The face of our wine producing workforce has changed,” said La Luz Executive Director Juan Hernandez. Migrant... Continue

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine visits Sonoma Raceway

Ferrari heaven. We should probably get out of the way now though. A photo posted by Adam Levine (@adamlevine) on Apr 9, 2016 at 2:38pm PDT If you happened to be in Sonoma Valley this weekend you might have noticed there was no shortage of... Continue

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