Behind every Broadway musical star – though usually in front, and in this case over to the side – is a great orchestra. For the Transcendence Theatre Company, the bandleader, more formally known as Resident Orchestrator and Arranger, is Matt Moisey, who also plays keyboards.... Continue

Ken Brown is three votes away from returning to City Hall. The former Sonoma City Councilmember is up for a seat on the Community Services and Environment Commission. The City Council must approve his two-year term, but voting against any selected delegate is a rarity... Continue

Exclusive to the Sonoma Sun by Teri Shore The Sonoma County Winegrape Commission held its 15th Annual Sustainable Winegrowing Field Day on July 31. The event was free and open to growers, wineries, and the public. I attended the meeting along with Greenbelt Alliance board... Continue

[caption id="attachment_55656" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Participants in the Latino Leadership Workshop hosted at La Luz Center and Sonoma Leaderships Systems[/caption] La Luz Center recently hosted the Leadership Challenge workshop. In this exclusive to the Sonoma Valley Sun, Sonoma Leadership Systems' Lauren Parkhill reports on the inspiring... Continue

When the Earth passes through the wake of the Swift-Tuttle comet each summer, debris streaks and into the atmosphere to create the Perseid Meteor Shower – a panoramic gallery of shooting stars. The Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sugarloaf State Park, where optimal viewing conditions are... Continue

Jillian Beall has been named Vice Principal at Adele Harrison Middle School, and Christina Towner is the permanent Vice Principal at Altimira Middle School, Superintendent Louann Carlomagno announced. Both assignments begin with the 2015-16 school year. Most recently Beall taught at Roseland Collegiate Prep Middle-High... Continue

In a visit to the Springs that included a public meeting and visit to the Teen Services Sonoma, Assemblyman Bill Dodd, second from right, meets James Cardenas, Teen Center coordinator; Gina Cuclis, Sonoma County Board of Education Trustee, Marguerite LaDue, the center’s board president and... Continue