Pea-sized hail riddled Sonoma Valley on Tuesday during a much needed rain storm. Photo by Deborah Feore, submitted via our Facebook page. Continue
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Neighbors out for a walk Sunday are greeted by the Easter Bunny and his “side chick,” a.k.a. Gary and Marcia Nelson, with friend John Gurney as the carrot. Gary Nelson has been dressing up like the Easter Bunny for over 30 years, starting the tradition... Continue
The City of Sonoma and the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce agreed to a landmark arrangement at last night's City Council meeting which transfers activity previously managed by the city to the Chamber. Specifically, the agreement creates a new entity, the Sonoma Business and Economic... Continue
OMG, TV anchor Brian Williams bullshitted, or is it bullshat. Either way he slung it, or is it slinged it – oh grammar, why hast thou forsaken me? Okay, this calls for a science-based experiment. I want everyone who has ever BS-ed about something –... Continue
By a 3-1 vote (Councilmember Agrimonti absent) the Sonoma City Council ended up in agreement with the Planning Commission to pass on the idea of creating a new, legal vacation rental category called "Boarding House." If passed, the measure would have allowed home owners to... Continue
A record-breaking total of $3,385,400 in contributions to 84 Sonoma County non-profit organizations was distributed Thursday afternoon from the hugely successful 2014 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. Over 150 guests representing Sonoma County’s wine industry leadership, non-profit organizations, local dignitaries, and top donors celebrated the momentous... Continue
Sonoma County Regional Parks holds its second introductory planning workshop on future renovations and improvements at Maxwell Farms Regional Park on April 10. Community members who did not attend a January workshop are invited to join this April 10 session. Park planners will explain the project and welcome... Continue
[caption id="attachment_48248" align="alignnone" width="420"] Last April's total lunar eclipse (Photo credit: Anne Dirkse, CC BY SA 4.0)[/caption] "I saw it written and I saw it say, pink moon is on its way," - Pink Moon, Nick Drake California will be the best place on the US mainland... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital generates $104 million in total economic activity and supports 658 jobs within the hospital and in other business sectors, according to a new study commissioned by the hospital. “Hospitals in general are an important part of the economic engine for a region,... Continue
The Sonoma City Council on April 6 will officially hear the first of an ordinance, drafted by the Planning Commission and submitted basically under protest, dealing with Boarding Rooms – a dusty old term now meant to describe a short-term rental in an owner-occupied, single-family... Continue