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Drag racers, funny cars and ear plugs

Would you pay $60 for a gallon of fuel – and use four gallons in a four-second sprint -- if your ride could go 320 miles an hour? The top drag racers in the world bring their nitro-guzzling rockets to Sonoma Valley for the 27th... Continue

'Silence’ as Wiley exhibition closes

With works such as “Hear in Silence,” artist William T. Wiley confronts controversial topics with a sense of the absurd. From abstract roots some 50-plus years ago, the Bay Area artist – “a national treasure,” wrote “The Wall Street Journal” – Wiley developed a highly... Continue

Name change for Jack London Park operators

The name of the non-profit organization operating Jack London State Historic Park has been officially changed from Valley of the Moon Natural History Association to Jack London Park Partners. In 2011, Valley of the Moon Natural History Association (VMNHA) became the first non-profit organization to... Continue

Supervisor Gorin hosts Valley office hours

First District Supervisor Susan Gorin has set her upcoming Sonoma Valley office hours through September. Constituent appointments are available July 25, August 15, August 22, September 12 and September 26. All appointments will be held at 810 Grove Street, Sonoma. “I want to provide every... Continue

SV Hospital gets Palm Drive rehab contract

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

Police Blotter: Behind bars on Independence Day

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

49er makes Valley touch down

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

Taking it all in

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