Bowl and glaze — the work of Chic Lotz

Exclusive to the Sun by Jonathan Farrell "It's the glaze," said Grass Valley ceramic artist Chic Lotz. "I had to learn a lot on my own just to get it right. Much of what I learned they did not teach in college." Lotz has spent this... Continue

Going local — can Sonoma return to Main Street?

(By Stephanie Hiller) “Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.” -- Henry Kissinger “Local” has become a buzzword. Even the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce has taken the acronym as... Continue

Why rents go up; new plan for old auto lot; parade winners, award winner and more

Here’s the model for making bank in the apartment investment market. First, like all ambitious development projects, use other people’s money. Two, like PFI Incorporated, buy a complex where rents are low relative to market demand – the Sonoma Mission apartments, for example, for $7.85... Continue

Glen Ellen group: Vacation rentals are ruining our town

Dear Editor: We are writing with regard to the recent emergence of vacation rentals in our Glen Ellen neighborhood. Currently, on one square block composed of narrow country roads, at least five formerly residential properties have been converted to exclusive use as vacation rentals within... Continue

Runway success at ‘Pistons & Pin-Ups’ event

More than 250 cool rides -- plus vintage airplanes, military vehicles and even a tank -- showed up for the “Pistons, Pin-Ups and Pinot" event Saturday at Sonoma Valley Airport. Sheryl Carlucci, of the host Vintage Aircraft, was blown away by a huge number of participants and... Continue

Rotary Club generates $17,259 to fight Polio

[caption id="attachment_58809" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Pictured, from left: Marcie Waldron, Wayne Schake, Celia Schake, Jeanne Allen, Jackie Jordan, Jackie Martens, Jennifer Churchill, John Melillo, Bill O'Neal, Susan Hoeffel, Curt Carleton, Chip Allen, Holly Seaton, Jan Hoeffel, Jon Parker, George Merrick, Jeff Walter, Kathleen Hill, Jeanne MacPherson,... Continue

Sonoma names Treasure Artist

Barbara White Perry, a Valley resident for the last 30 years, has been named Treasure Artist for 2016 Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission. Her reaction? “I’m stunned,” she said. “Is this for real?” The Commission noted her accomplishments as a painter but also as... Continue

Sunny dispensation

School District Superintendent Louann Carlomagno, at right, accepts a $30,000 check from Sonoma Clean Power, represented by board member Susan Gorin and CFO John Bartolome, at Prestwood Elementary School. The exact number represents the amount of surplus electricity the district has generated in the past... Continue

A grand Glen Ellen Fair

Food booths, vendors, a kids arcade, live music, a community quilt and a parade longer than the town itself? It takes a village. Charm and tradition marked the 25th annual Glen Ellen Village Fair on Sunday, October 11. The theme “Glen Aliens” inspired the ‘cosmic... Continue

Editorial: Going to the ballot?

‏Historically, Sonoma's city government has placed measures on the ballot infrequently, and almost exclusively for matters of revenue or taxes; for instance, to raise the Transient Occupancy Tax or increase the sales tax. Only rarely, and then in cases of annexations (Maxwell Village Shopping Center),... Continue

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