‘Hall’ monitors

Historically, a Grange Hall was an integral part of a rural community, a meeting place, event space and gathering spot. “We want to play that role, to be a real community center,” said Sonoma Valley Grange President Seth Dolinsky. Restoring the 90-year-old hall will make... Continue

End of the road?

The Highway 12 project continues in the Springs, including widening the box culvert over Fetters Creek to make room for sidewalks on the crossing. Over the next few weeks expect to see more curb, gutter and sidewalk poured, and underground work or modifications to lighting... Continue

Checking in on hotel project

The Sonoma Planning Commission was not impressed by the first presentation of an Environmental Impact Report prepared for Kenwood Investment’s West Napa Street Hotel Project. Commission Chairman Robert Felder went so far as to call the report “insufficient and inadequate” and “seriously flawed.” Not a... Continue

Springs rising

Looking northwest from the corner of Rancho Drive, the first of five three-story buildings of the Fetters Apartments project rises along Highway 12 in the Springs. The development by MidPen Housing will provide 19 one-bedroom, 22 two-bedroom, and 19 three-bedroom apartments, a large community room... Continue

Flowers on the Overlook

The first California native wildflowers are coming in along the Sonoma Overlook Trail-- head up to the trail and see if you can find them. The trailhead is at the entrance to the Mountain Cemetery on First Street West, just a few blocks north of... Continue

Sonoma planning commission has opening for Valley resident

To create a larger pool of interested out-of-city applicants for its Planning Commission, Sonoma is extended the application deadline to March 21. The Planning Commission is made up of seven members plus an alternate. Six of the members and the alternate must be City residents,... Continue

Barrel Body Killer convicted of second degree murder

The Sonoma man who killed another man with a hammer, stuffed his body into a barrel and dumped it in front of City Hall has been convicted of second degree murder. Christopher Michael McNatt, 41, faces a sentence of between 21 and 36 years-to-life in state prison... Continue

Considering the Closure of a Developmental Center

On February 23, SDC Parent Hospital Association President Kathleen Miller delivered these remarks to a California State subcommittee --- Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I have been asked to explain the service gaps for developmental center movers and specifically for Sonoma Developmental Center... Continue

First meeting on new Springs master plan

[caption id="attachment_56686" align="aligncenter" width="360"] (Art by Michael Acker)[/caption] “We are only limited by your comments and vision,” Supervisor Susan Gorin told the good-sized group that turned out for Monday's community meeting for updating a master plan for the Springs. The meeting began with an informative presentation... Continue

‘Hot Springs Hop’

Artist Jill Valavanis has created the public art piece “Hot Springs Hop,” a series of geometric shapes resembling shadows that encourage kids to hop, skip, and jump as they move along the path. Kids can travel the path differently each time by hopping only on... Continue

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