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Community Advisory Team selected for Springs planning

The county has named the group of community volunteers that will help guide development of the Springs Area Plan, a two-year project to update the master plan last addressed 1994. Serving on the Springs Community Advisory Team will be: Mia Cabrera - Parent, Volunteer, Full-time... Continue

Under the Sun: Stacey Stern — Depot Park Museum manager

Was there really a train depot here? Yes there was. And this existing building stands where the original one burned down in the 1970s. The City of Sonoma, the community and the Sonoma Valley Historical Society all collaborated and built this building in 1979. We... Continue

Art projects for Valley students? Art Escape delivers

Jill Valavanis | Special to The Sun --  After safely parking the brightly-colored box truck at El Verano Elementary School, art educator Melissa Plume is greeted with great excitement by a group of third through fifth grade students. “Please, can I help you unload the... Continue

Kendama vs. Iphone 6S

By Walt Williams -- Hear that? The sound of clicking wood and laughing kids, engaged minds and improving coordination. The revolution is happening, the screens are being turned off, passive is passé. Movement is in, skills are improving, synapses are strengthening. Tune in, turn on, tama... Continue

Sonoma Cinemas threatens to close

The operator of Sonoma 9 Cinemas will close the business unless its Fiesta Shopping Center landlord contributes $400,000 to upgrade the Springs facility, The Sun has learned. The business owner, Cinema West, has demanded upgrades to put in on par with Cinemark Napa Valley Theater.... Continue

Town Hall meeting to discuss County pot laws

The County of Sonoma Medical Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee will hold a Town Hall Meeting on January 25 to discuss marijuana regulation in unincorporated Sonoma County, including the Springs and El Verano. The board has identified the safety, health, environmental, and economic impacts of marijuana... Continue

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art names new executive director

Linda Cano is the new executive director of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. Cano brings extensive academic, curatorial, and museum management experience from Fresno, where she resurrected a fine art museum and established an art consulting firm that manages private and public art collections for museums,... Continue

Weekend Warrior picks: 1/22

It's chilly, rainy and there is so much going on. Don't forget about tonight's David Bowie tribute night at HopMonk! And now to the weekend... Friday, January 22 [caption id="attachment_62495" align="aligncenter" width="351"] Wine Down Friday at Three Sticks (Photo: Three Sticks Winery)[/caption] Wine down at... Continue