The famously single Ben Flajnik and his business partner Danny Fey, repping their Envolve Winery in Sonoma's Fourth of July Parade, pose with fans Abbigail Smith, Norah Coleman and Dylann Thibodeau. Continue
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SVHS grad and UC Davis student Caity Tremblay talks about being evacuated from Egypt this week because of mounting political unrest: July 4. With two hours left in our transcontinental flight from Parist to San Francisco, it seems surreal that this time yesterday I was... Continue
Three and four years ago at this time, the Sonoma City Council was scrambling to pass a budget, and had to resort to pulling money from its reserves to make up for deficits. Last year’s balanced budget was a welcome change. And this year’s $14.1... Continue
Dear Readers: I’m a guy who has always enjoyed a good steak as much as anyone I know, but my recent journey through Thailand has been a gastronomic eye-opener and soul-twisting experience for me. The journey with my nearly grown children took us from the... Continue
Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent Louann Carlomagno has appointed Robert Curtis as the new Director of Curriculum & Instruction pending formal board approval. Dr. Curtis replaces Lynn Fitzpatrick, who retired from the post in June. Dr. Curtis comes to Sonoma Valley most recently with... Continue
The St. Francis Dad’s Club will defend its 2012 championship title at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley’s annual Corporate Kickball Tournament on Saturday, July 20. The action will take place at the Hughes and Teeter baseball fields behind Depot Park. Other participating... Continue
Projecting revenues from a rebounding local economy, the Sonoma City Council passed a $14.1 million budget for the fiscal year that began July1. Most of the increase over last year’s $12.9 million figure is slated for street repairs and improvement projects. Additionally, the Police Department... Continue
Sonoma housecleaner Yamileth Velasquez was among the speakers Wednesday at a state capital rally calling for passage of a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, which would extend basic labor protections such as overtime pay and meal breaks to domestic workers. “We are excluded from protections... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I wanted to relay an incident that happened regarding an attempt to board my dogs a while back that turned into a major fiasco because of his vaccines. I tried to drop off my dog at the boarding center my girlfriend recommended... Continue
A 10-car parking lot to serve a future bicycle trailhead is under construction along East Napa Street at Eighth Street, the first development on a 13-acre parcel approved for four homes. The lot will be the first tangible phase of the long-proposed Sonoma-Schellville Trail, a... Continue