Charity harvest

Nearly $400,000 in proceeds from the 2011 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, a series of events jointly produced by the Sonoma County Vintners and the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance, were distributed today to 26 Sonoma County beneficiaries. “Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, which sold out... Continue

'Land for Food'

Sonoma County is launching the first phase of a project dedicated to providing garden spaces and increasing community access to healthy food. On Wednesday, April 4, a public meeting is being held where interested parties may learn more about the “County Land for Food Production”... Continue

Sweet!

Fresh from the oven: a new bakery now open in Sonoma. Deelish. Continue

In the bag

It’s the purses that are used; the women will all look fabulous for the “Old Bags Luncheon in Celebration of Women,” on Friday May 18. The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation will honor two exceptional individuals for the significant impact they have had throughout the community.... Continue

Big donation

Sonoma Rugworks and Bob Sevenau donate $2,000 to the Boys & Girls Club, proceeds of a recent promotion. Shown from left: Tracy Stockton, Dave Pier, Bob Sevenau, Jason Palter an, in front, Satchel Sevenau. Continue

Sanders would take pay cut as supervisor

If elected as 1st District County Supervisor, Joanne Sanders said she would donate 30 percent of her salary to charity. The Sonoma mayor challenged her opponents, and sitting board members, to make a similar pledge. The remarks came at the Santa Rosa Democratic Club’s candidate... Continue

Performing women: hard road to the big time

Lisa Summers | For The Sun This year the Sonoma International Film Festival will show two feature length documentaries – “Circus Dreams” and “The Girls in the Band” – that focus on the passionate dedication of some extremely talented performers and the respective sacrifices they... Continue

No shelter from the storm

Even on a sunny day, this impromptu Route 30 bus stop – a chair chained to a fence on Arnold Drive near Boyes Boulevard -- isn’t all that comfy. Persistent rains have made it that much worse. Cloudy weather is predicted through Saturday, with sunshine... Continue

Gable and Lombard Street

Was that an earthquake, or just Jeanette MacDonald rocking Clark Gable’s world? In the 1936 hit film “San Francisco,” it’s both. The 1906 quake (and Spencer Tracy) co-star as the film plays Monday, April 2 at 7 p.m. at the Sebastiani Theatre. The film, a... Continue

Seasonal dangers for both cats and dogs

Dear Doctor Abbie: My aunt loves to get me an Easter Lily every year. I don’t have the heart to tell her I can’t stand the way they smell. But now I have a bigger problem. We have a new cat, and he loves to... Continue

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