Sonoma’s scenic hillside backdrop will, after eight years of negotiating, finally become Sonoma property. The county will transfer ownership of the 98-acre Montini Preserve from its Open Space District to the city of Sonoma, the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday. The OSD will build 1.8... Continue

With her new consignment shop Sonoma Girlie Stuff, at 1268 Broadway, Kim Enzensperger offers “women’s clothes that are in style and in season.” A Sonoman for 25 years, Enzensperger ran a ‘Girlie Stuff’ store several years ago, on West Napa Street near the Plaza. Since... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation's annual Pulse Award honors outstanding Sonoma Valley women who have made significant contributions to the community through their volunteerism, community involvement and philanthropy. This year’s recipients, Valerie Brown (front) and Harriet Derwingson (above), will be honored at the 8th annual... Continue

St. Francis Solano students Mckayla Salcedo and Isabelle Costanzo create their own version of Monet for the school’s March 15 “Through the Eyes of Young Artists” event at the Hanna Boys Center. Each student will exhibit an art project, from kindergartners’ interpretations of Matisse to... Continue

Charred redwood, smoke on the wind and memories are all that remain of Paul’s Resort after an intense fire destroyed the long-vacant lodge and dance hall early Thursday morning. The 10,000-square-foot wood building, boarded-up and run down, was a fire waiting to happen, fire officials... Continue

In “On the Town,” sailors Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly spend a 24-hour shore leave in New York seeing the sights, belting out a few memorable tunes (“New York, New York”) and romancing two dishy dames. The 1949 film was based on the 1944 musical... Continue