What began as a friendly challenge from Ramona Nicholson of Nicholson Ranch to fellow Sonoma Valley wineries in 2005 is now a holiday tradition – The Sonoma Valley Gingerbread Winery Contest. This year B.R. Cohn Winery captured the top spot, with Muscardini Cellars coming in... Continue
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It's more than quitting donuts. Heather Morgan shares 10 ways to get healthier in 2015. Continue
Creating health and fitness in the New Year is the theme of the January 16 educational event offered in the GirlTalk discussion series on women’s health topics, sponsored by Sonoma Valley Hospital. Experts will discuss how improved diet, mindful movement and a positive attitude can... Continue
Could your thumb get a little more green? Do you want hands-on experience with the inner workings of an active nursery? Sonoma Ecology Center is seeking volunteers for its Nursery Workdays at Sonoma Garden Park on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, from... Continue
New choices, secrets revealed, quirky categories… our annual readers poll is the best yet. Share your picks to help decide this year’s champs. Poll closed. Thank you for voting. Continue
Happy New Year, Sonoma. Welcome to 2015! How’s it looking so far? Feeling inspired? Motivated? Hopeful? Ambitious? Well, if you’re like most, you probably have some sort of desire to make some healthy changes in the upcoming year. If so, here is a good place... Continue
The demise of Sonoma's Redevelopment Agency has effectively ended its creation of significant workforce housing, housing that's affordable to the people who work here in the many service jobs in the hospitality and restaurant businesses -- housekeepers, wait-staff, kitchen workers, janitors and maintenance. Redevelopment agencies... Continue
Futsal and T-Ball Leagues are forming at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley. Futsal is the official indoor soccer sport of FIFA, and it debuts locally this year with a 3-5 grade co-ed league. Spots are limited. Sign-ups are open now and end... Continue
The updated Housing Element study, a document required by the city as a planning tool, will be reviewed by the Sonoma Planning Commission on January 22. The session was originally scheduled for January 8. Among many topics, the study addresses low-income housing, a mandate complicated... Continue
The Sonoma Stompers baseball team, which debuted here last year as a member of the Pacific Association, an independent minor league, has been sold to local residents Eric and Lani Gullotta. Eric Gullotta, a Sonoma native, is the chairman of the board and chief executive... Continue