Sonoma’s 56th Memorial Day observance will be held on Monday, May 26. Events begin at 11 a.m. with a grand march of the flags of all services into the Veterans Cemetery on First Street West. The guest speaker will be Gen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMC... Continue

A bite-by-bite review of all the great prepared food being served up this year at the Tuesday Night Farmers's Market. Continue

Nelly Avila, 73, of Sonoma, passed away on April 15, 2014. Charles L. Beltz, 79, of Sonoma, passed away on April 1, 2014. Jerry Taylor Cawdrey, 83, of Sonoma, passed away on April 23, 2014. Kip Michael Garcia, 63, of Sonoma, passed away on April... Continue

Amelia Lee, 10, and Chelsea Young, 9, add their own flourishes to the annual, weeklong mural project at Dunbar School. When completed, this year’s panel, called “Explore and Discover,” becomes an interactive teaching tool about water in nature, explained art coordinator Beth Bierman. Mendocino artist... Continue

(By Gina Cuclis) “Employing teens, encouraging dreams” is the slogan of Sonoma Valley Teen Services. While the sign outside the building at 17440 Sonoma Highway in Boyes Hot Springs still has the old name, Valley of the Moon Teen Center, the programs inside have evolved... Continue

Your B&B room can now come with a bottle of wine, the Sonoma Planning Commission decided, okaying the Cottage Inn’s plan to build the cost of a bottle of wine into its room rate. Do the suites come with cheese, too? Running in place? That... Continue

Rude drunk stains public event A drunk slurping from a can of PBR at the first Tuesday Night Farmers’ Market remained defiant when police noted that he had urinated in his pants. “So what if I did?” queried the Sonoma man, 30, on probation with... Continue