A device its inventor says has the ability to “green the world” will be installed Tuesday along the Sonoma Overlook Trail by a team of volunteers. The Groasis Waterboxx, named the 2010 Invention of the Year by “Popular Science,” will used by the Sonoma Ecology... Continue

Sun Music Writer Mike Hyland discovers a gem. Continue

In “Doctor Zhivago,” playing Wednesday, Nov. 23, at the Sebastiani Theatre, wide-screen master David Lean does for snow and Julie Christie what he did for sand and Peter O’Toole in “Lawrence of Arabia.” Running nearly 200 minutes, the gorgeous 1965 film is nearly as long... Continue

[caption id="attachment_27717" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Sonoma women were awarded for their dedication to Girl Scouting in the Valley. Pictured left to right are Lisa Ziganti, Jill Valavanis, Dianne Rank, Tali Mallory, DeDe Rank, Darcy McNairy, and June Sabel "][/caption] Seven Sonoma women were recognized recently for... Continue

No vendors to talk to, no customers to schmooze, no cowbell to ring. Tuesday nights lately, Bill Dardon just doesn’t know what to do with himself. For five months, he worked the Plaza as the president of the Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market.... Continue

Georgia Kelly, founder and director of Praxis Peace Institute in Sonoma, was awarded the 2011 Bob Tunks Peace Award from MOVES (Minimizing Occurrences of Violence in Everyday Society), a non-profit organization in Santa Rosa. Kelly, at left, received the award plaque from Katie Sanchez, president... Continue

A man burglarizing a Boyes Hot Springs house Saturday was chased down and subdued by the homeowner after fleeing the crime scene in the area of Calle Del Monte and Arroyo Road. The incident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. when a man came home to... Continue