The Palm Drive Health Care District has accepted Sonoma Valley Hospital’s proposal to assume management of the rehabilitation therapy service for the Sebastopol facility. The West County Hand and Physical Therapy Center shut down when the Palm Drive Hospital closed in April. “West County is... Continue
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Numerous alcohol-related busts July 4 in and around the Plaza festivities. One minor, male, 17, betrayed by the tell-tale Red Solo Cup, was popped for his backpack stash of raspberry vodka and amber ale. Another young man nervously threw a water bottle to the ground... Continue
As Krave Jerky CEO and founder Jon Sebastiani looks on, San Francisco 49er Vernon Davis fires up the crowd at the “Krave the Unexpected” event at Imagery Estate Winery. A benefit for the Vernon Davis Foundation for the Arts, the night was filled with wine,... Continue
A new exhibition of paintings by Lia Bonagura-Transue, a series she calls “Can't Take It With You,” opens at The Alley Gallery with a 7 p.m. reception on Friday, July 18. “Over the past few years, I have witnessed my husband’s family navigate the fallout... Continue
Showing off their new location are Redwood Credit Union staffers Alfredo Figueroa, Felicia Herrick, Rachel Hornberger, Elizabeth Valencia, Branch Manager Jose Alvarez, Jessica Collum, Melissa Van Paris and Maria Median. The Sonoma branch has moved to a larger space within the same shopping center, and... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I attended a weekly meeting last week in a nearby town. I won’t go into details about the exact nature of the meeting but I will say that it was held in a church rectory and there were 25 or so people... Continue
Outgoing Rotary Club President Sam Morphy, right, passes the "tong torch" to incoming President Bill O'Neal at the Fourth of July Rotary hot dog sale on the Plaza. Fittingly, the ‘ceremony’ took place in front of "The Howie" cooker, named for Sonoma's late civic leader... Continue
Impact100 Sonoma’s Board of Directors recently added four new members: Wendy Hoffman, Debby Kweller, Hope Nisson and Diana Sanson. Hoffman will oversee membership for the philanthropic organization. Her career has included more than 25 years as a public relations executive for leading technology companies and... Continue
Board members of the Sebastiani Theatre Foundation, the nonprofit organization that raises money to keep the theatre open and operating, receive proceeds from opening night of the recent Experiential Theatre Company production “The Full Monty” from ETC producer James Wood and ETC Artistic Director Cat... Continue
(By Stephanie Hiller) For many people, “marijuana” suggests images of hoodlums and criminals crouching in back alleys or hippies with uncombed hair living on welfare. But gradually a new picture has emerged, of a plant anodyne with a remarkable ability to soothe suffering, even cure... Continue