Spring greetings, Sonoma. It’s time to kick outdoor party season into full gear, and, with a little education regarding the Standard American Diet, you can do it in the healthiest way possible. While it’s no secret that we Sonoman’s love to celebrate the season with... Continue
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“The Ecology of the Nile” will be the focus of the next installment of the Windows to the World Lecture Series, Thursday, June 13. Dr. Amer El-Ahraf, a scholar in the fields of environmental health and Egyptian studies, will speak at 7 p.m. at Sonoma... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Jazz Society kicks off its free outdoor concert series (shows every second Tuesday, through September) with the “irresistible swing machine,” the Montclair Women Big Band, a 17-piece ensemble that delivers a brassy, bluesy wallop. Round up your picnic supplies at the Farmer’s... Continue
Officials from Sonoma Clean Power told the city council Monday that though the price for power would be about the same, the new provider will use more renewable resources, such as solar, wind and geothermal, than PG&E. The county-owned power agency has set a June... Continue
The man who escaped a police search after crashing a stolen truck on Trinity Road may be linked to more than 25 thefts from unlocked cars in the area. At about 4 a.m. on May 31, a resident in the 100 block of Trinity Road... Continue
The colorful, almost cartoon-like style of artist Roger Shimomura – a vivid mashup of pop art and Japanese prints — belies the seriousness of his themes. The exhibition “Roger Shimomura: Minidoka on My Mind,” through June 16 at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, confronts... Continue
The difference between the cost of the new construction and equipment for Sonoma Valley Hospital and its original $35 million in bond funding, a gap that once stood at $11 million, has been closed to $2 million. Spurring the capital campaign is the fundraising challenge... Continue
A plan to increase the use of recycled water south of Sonoma has received a $90,000 grant. The award from the North Bay Water Reuse Program will help fund construction of 700 feet of recycled water pipeline along McGill Road. The new line will connect... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital announced today that it has notified a group of patients of a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy breach that involved the hospital inadvertently posting limited patient information on the hospital’s website. The hospital reported that the information was removed... Continue
Eight women, veiled and dressed in black, unexpected and uninvited, bringing performance art to the hallowed halls of SFMOMA and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. For artist Marsha Klein, staging her original walking art piece was the culmination of a series of performances... Continue