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Instant art festival

Third-graders at Flowery School get a lesson in plein air painting techniques, a two-hour workshop with instructors from ARTescape. "It's super cute and gratifying," said Mandy Bolling, secretary of the all-volunteer Sonoma Plein Air Foundation, which sponsored the event. "It reminds us why we do all this... Continue

$420k item paces record Wine Auction take

Look at those paddles in the air for #FundtheFuture! Thank you everyone! #SonomaWineCountryWeekend #auction #Sonoma #SonomaCounty #TheProceedsMatter #Community #literacy #education #fundraising A photo posted by @sonomawinecountryweekend on Sep 6, 2015 at 4:33pm PDT The 2015 Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction, the crowning event of Sonoma Wine... Continue

Wednesday is a Spare the Air day

Wednesday is another is a Spare the Air Day. The declaration is due heavy levels of smog, caused by ground-level ozone, which is fairly common during super hot days. This factor will lead to poor air quality tomorrow (and possibly future days this week). Folks... Continue

Leaf Blower Ban on Council Agenda

The City Council Chambers will be packed this Wednesday evening when the subject of banning leaf blowers returns to the agenda. Previously supported by a "straw vote" by Council Members Hundley, Gallian and Agrimonti, proponents are hoping the final vote remains the same. Lobbying by... Continue

2.9 earthquake shakes Sonoma and Napa

Did you feel it this morning at 7:35AM? A 2.9 earthquake took place in on the Sonoma-Napa border today, west of Mount Veeder Road. It was very short, last only 2 seconds or less, according to a Sonoma Valley resident who was in Napa at... Continue

County warning: Keep pets away from Russian River

The Sonoma County Department of Health Services today issued a health warning to the public to keep animals away from the Russian River. “We received confirmation that a dog that died after significant exposure to the river has tested positive for Anatoxin-A, which is a... Continue

Stressing at school: More kids seek on-campus counseling

Exclusive to the Sun by Stephanie Hiller More students are making counseling requests at school, says District Superintendent Louann Carlomagno, and the district has taken steps to increase services. “We have added a second counselor at the high school level and two days more counseling... Continue

Women’s conference turns to the teens

For founders Anne Marie Sebastiani, Piper Abodeely and Michelle Dale the G3 Women’s Conference has become somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy. With their collective backgrounds in training, coaching, leadership, business development and healthy living, the three acquaintances – now fast friends – envisioned a conference... Continue

Safe passage for Valley’s wild animals

[caption id="attachment_56947" align="aligncenter" width="406"] A motion-detector camera shows a bobcat crossing under Highway 12 near Glen Ellen.[/caption] Cameras placed underneath bridges within the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor over the past year have captured foxes, opossum, raccoons, deer, mountain lions – “everything we expected to see... Continue