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Strange days

The Narrow Way Stage Company brings “Marisol,” the 1993 Obie award winning play by Jose Rivera, to Andrews Hall for three weeks beginning Thursday, October 31. The near-future fantasy follows a young urbanite who, barely surviving the city’s existing threats, learns her guardian angel has... Continue

Fatal crash on Arnold Drive

One person was killed and three others badly injured Tuesday night when two cars collided on Arnold Drive near Meadowlark Lane. Damodar Chandradas, 25, of San Francisco, was driving a 1997 Jaguar southbound when the car suddenly veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a... Continue

‘Family’ portrait

With its mix of pianos, horns and acoustic guitars, The L.A.-based band Family of the Year, coming to Gundlach Bundshu on November 8, has garnered heavy radio airplay and much attention over the course of two albums and four EPs. The group’s catchy indie-rock sound... Continue

Getting crafty

The Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club presents its annual Holiday Boutique Craft Fair on two November weekends, Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3 as well as November 9 and 10. The sale, held at the historic clubhouse at 574 First St. E., will feature a... Continue

New Williams-Sonoma store will recreate 1956 original

The first store in the $3 billion Williams-Sonoma empire, a humble hardware-turned-culinary shop opened by Chuck Williams in 1956, will be recreated in a project approved for 599 Broadway in Sonoma. A culinary center and café are also part of the new use for storefront... Continue

Sudden reversal on Sonoma blower ban

Sonoma’s ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, initially approved by the city council two weeks ago, is suddenly gone with the wind. A vote to enact the ban looked like a mere formality on Monday’s council agenda until Mayor Ken Brown announced he had changed his... Continue

Boys & Girls Club welcomes new board members

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley recently welcomed Mike Schuh, Mike Kimball, Matt Sevenau and Windee Smith to its Board of Directors. Mike Schuh is a mostly-retired Silicon Valley executive and Venture Capitalist. Mike and his wife, Mary, made Glen Ellen their primary... Continue

Police Report: Young girl left alone on Plaza

Observant Plaza-goers grew concerned on Friday afternoon, October 4, when it became clear that a seven-year-old girl had been left at the playground without supervision. The youngster was playing happily with other kids and was not scared, police. In fact, she told them that her... Continue

Legal brief, then pie

Shareholders suing officers and board members of the failed Sonoma Valley Bank for driving $70 million in stock value into the ground will have to wait in line. The FDIC has filed its own lawsuit to maximize any recoveries, and it takes precedence. The feds... Continue

$1 million donation puts hospital near goal

[caption id="attachment_38248" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Joan and Sandy Weill want to ‘show our commitment to the community’ with $1 million donation."][/caption] Sonoma Valley Hospital, in the final stage of fundraising for its new wing to open next month, has received a $1 million gift from the... Continue
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