Safe driving for seniors

A major challenge for older drivers, their families, and communities is the question of when to limit or stop driving. Are you concerned about a senior’s driving ability? To help families have sensitive and successful conversations with a loved one about their driving safety, the... Continue

Dying to get in

Beautiful, poignant, slightly spooky and foreboding… what better place to be on the Day of the Dead than Mountain Cemetery? Fred Allebach leads a November 1 tour though the historic graveyard, founded in 1841, to share stories about its more notable and interesting long-term residents,... Continue

Final week for hospital-sponsored mammograms

Through October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sonoma Valley Hospital will offer mammograms and follow-up care to women who are uninsured, underinsured or with high insurance deductibles at no charge. Women seeking a mammogram must first obtain an order from their physician, who... Continue

Job interview poses biting question

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I recently interviewed for a position at a local business near Sonoma (I won’t say which one) and went through a situation I wanted to ask you about. The person who interviewed me (I’ll call her Miranda Priestly) had her little dog... Continue

Applications due for new affordable housing

By early next year, low-income families in Sonoma will have the opportunity to take up residence at Valley Oak Homes, the new affordable housing development under construction at 875 Lyon Street. All 43 rentals will be available to families in Sonoma earning less than 50... Continue

Manners classes for dogs

Working with Pets Lifeline, Sonoma Community Center will host two upcoming sessions of Family Dog Manners classes. Family Dog I, which will cover all the fundamentals of good manners for dogs, will be held at SCC Mondays, November 5 through December 17 (excluding Dec 3)... Continue

Warts and all

Witchie Poo (a.k.a. the bewitching Diana Rhoten) leads her talented minions into the Sebastiani Theatre this weekend for “Witchie Poo and Lemmie Go To Camp.” The Wichie Poo Players, some 60 members strong, most of them human, presents it 32nd annual Halloween Extravaganza Oct. 27... Continue

Teen stabbed in gang fight

A gang fight in a shopping center parking lot Monday sent an 18-year-old male to the hospital with multiple stab wounds. A 15-year-old male sustained minor injuries in the assault, which took place at about 10 p.m. in front of the Vineyard Market, near the... Continue

Shakespeare Company wraps up season

Sharon Combs and Chad Bradford are among the Sonoma Valley Shakespeare Company players in “As You Like it,” one of three productions in the troupe’s debut repertory season. Founded by Artistic Director Aidan O’Reilly, a Sonoma native and graduate of London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic... Continue

Sonoma captures volleyball title

The co-defending champion Lady Dragons volleyball team won the regular season title Tuesday with an exciting win over Petaluma. It was a total team effort as Sonoma Valley came from behind in a hotly-contested match to beat the second place Trojans on their home court:... Continue

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