It’s a hit!

Taking part in Saturday’s Home Run Derby, a fundraiser for high school athletics, are (from left) are Dylann Thibodeau, Gianna Bruton, Dan Morgan, Kennedy Rowland, Abbigail Smith and Norah Coleman. Adults and kids of all ages took their hacks, while members of the high school... Continue

Plea in Oakmont ‘car as deadly weapon’ case

Harry Edward Smith, 82, has pled no contest to using his vehicle as deadly weapon to run down a bicyclist, then flee the scene, during an August 16 confrontation in Oakmont. The Santa Rosa man faces up to 8 years, 8 months in prison. He... Continue

Best of Sonoma

Best coffee, club, burger, thrift shop? The readers have spoken! Check out this year's results Continue

Can older orphaned dog be ‘re-homed’?

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I need your advice about a delicate subject. My wife’s sister passed away recently after a long illness and left behind a very sick, very old dog, Samantha. The problem is, Samantha is 14, blind, barely able to walk, has a really... Continue

Sonoma's 'most wanted,' and other tidbits

The Sonoma Police finally have their man, even if he is a 16-year-old kid. The teenage burglary suspect spent several weeks at large after evading a police manhunt in September. He was caught, and detained at juvenile facility in Nevada. While being transported back to... Continue

Into the wild

Join Sonoma Ecology Center naturalists for a spring exploration of the expansive Calabazas Creek Open Space Preserve, a world of open meadows, creek crossings, wild flowers, waterfalls, butterflies and oak woodlands, located between Glen Ellen and Kenwood. This is an intermediate to advanced level hike,... Continue

Abs distraction

Comedy shows, live theatre, political panels… one of Sonoma’s most diverse event venues turns out to be a bar -- Murphy’s Irish Pub. The fare gets even more eclectic with the "Saint Patty's Day Belly Sprite Show,” on Friday, March 29, as Nathalie Tedrick of... Continue

Hoppy to be here

The tradition continues. Sponsored by the Sonoma Valley Soroptimist Club, the annual Easter Egg Hunt begins Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m. sharp on the north end of Sonoma Plaza (look for the big bunny). Children will be placed by age groups: 2-3 years old;... Continue

Sonoma’s role in cleaning up Aswan

(by George McKale) The Saharan heat is inviting this time of year. We are told, and I can attest to this from personal experience, that within a few short weeks the heat will become excessive. I am once again in Sonoma’s sister city of Aswan,... Continue

New GM for water district

The Valley of the Moon Water District has named Daniel Muelrath, Santa Rosa’s “water cop” since 2005, as its new general manager. Muelrath will leave his post as Santa Rosa’s water resources sustainability manager to assume the Valley job, and $120,000 salary, on April 24.... Continue

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