Sonoma building department helps post-quake Napa

Following the earthquake that caused more than an estimated $300 million in structural damage in Napa, the City of Sonoma Building Department sent two members of its staff to the City of Napa for assistance with earthquake safety assessments. Sonoma Building Inspector Kathy Toohey and... Continue

Goodbye, sweet Emily

After 22 years, Dr. F. says goodbye to his beloved cat. Continue

B.R. Cohn: Quake losses less than feared

As the dust settled from Sunday’s earthquake in Napa, B.R. Cohn Winery president and CEO Dan Cohn was able to get a more accurate assessment of the damages at B.R. Cohn’s Napa warehouse facility. He was relieved to find that damages were less than they... Continue

Earth, fire and ice: Sonoma hiker completes John Muir Trail

Avid backpacker and wilderness advocate Teri Shore of Sonoma will share her 21 days as a solo backpacker on the John Muir Trail with high country photos, trail stories, and a gear display from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 3, at the Sonoma Valley... Continue

Allegedly: Gun-toting meth dealer busted in Larson Park

A Boyes Hot Springs man engaged in what officers described as a likely drug deal was arrested Saturday evening in Sonoma’s Larson Park after a bag of meth and a loaded 9mm pistol were found in his car. Humberto Gutierrez Lopez, 41, was charged with... Continue

Lessons from the field

Living in the vine country has its rewards. Our landscape is scattered with vineyards and our climate is perfect for enjoying life. Sonoma is a world-class wine region, but it also has a lot of talented wine makers, viticulturist and wine enthusiast that make it... Continue

The greatest job in the world

(By Walt Williams) You always remember the first week of school. You remember your freshman year in high school, sitting in class at Davis High in Modesto, nervous and excited, new people, new experiences, new pressures, who will you become? Where will you end up?... Continue

Cell tower as water tank; hotel to hit 'impossible' occupancy?; and where to wear the wine list

Sonoma’s cell-phone-tower-as-fake-tree fiasco, in which ATT bullied the city council into approving the 80-foot structure, may have taught a few people a lesson. Instead of a faux redwood for a proposed cell tower in Kenwood, off Highway 12 near Hoff Road, ATT instead is going... Continue

Revisiting the scandalous ‘Galapagos Affair’

When he came across the long-forgotten memoir “Satan Came to Eden,” written by a adulterous young German woman who emigrated with her lover to an uninhabited Galapagos island in 1929, Sonoma author and editor Joe Troise knew he was on to something. “Adventure, survival, sex,... Continue

Hatching art, raising awareness

(By Kira Catanzaro) A rare bird flies about her nest in a flurry of activity. She twists wire, builds frames and creates posters in preparation for her next gallery opening. Her hatchery is a live/work studio hidden in a tropical jungle of bamboo, palm and... Continue

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