For this weekend's annual Katmandu Festival, the Sonoma Veterans Building has been transformed into an experiential trip to Tibet, India, and Nepal with fresh-cooked food, a marketplace with antiques, jewelry, clothing, art and crafts for sale, healing arts demonstrations, and traditional music and dance from... Continue
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Rev. Michael Kelly presides over a 9/11 tribute Friday morning in an outdoor ceremony at St. Francis Solano School. The 10th anniversary will be commemorated Sunday in Sonoma with ceremonies and a Plaza barbecue. The tribute begins at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, at... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I am a 24-year-old recent college graduate, and I love to travel. The problem is, I also have a four-year-old Heinz 57 dog who I adopted after my first year of college. Do you think it is selfish of me to own... Continue
There’s a new drive-thru coffee cart in town and this one is also set to bring the joe right to the door of your business. Café Scooteria is located at Sorento Imports, 455 West Napa Street, and might just be the cutest cart you’ve ever... Continue
[caption id="attachment_26611" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Standing in front of the Tibetan monument at Quarryhill Botanical Garden are, from left to right: Martha Pine, Quarry Hill docent, Brianna Sieren, Kristy Grindel, Nick Valoc, Corey Barnes, Brenda Morgan, Arnold Molina, Yara Morales, and SVTS volunteers, Taylor Colvy and... Continue
With the presentation of a big ceremonial check, Rabobank has officially underwritten the Sonoma Valley Fund’s annual Community Celebration, to be held Sunday, Oct. 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the new Hanna Boys Center Legacy Pavilion. The Fund’s community celebration and awards ceremony... Continue
Cittaslow Sonoma Valley and Cittaslow USA came together earlier this month to host a delegation from Jeollabuk-do Province, Korea. The delegation, which included the Governor of the Province, the President of the University, and other distinguished guests visited with the goal of learning how Sonoma... Continue
[caption id="attachment_26601" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Glen Ellen’s Bouverie Preserve received a $5,000 grant from REI recently. Holding the check are, from left to right, Sarah Phelps, REI Santa Rosa, and Jennifer Potts and Theo Michaels, both from Bouverie Preserve."][/caption] REI Santa Rosa has named Audubon Canyon... Continue
They nag, they complain, they fight over silly little things. One is a neat freak, the other a slob. One’s too sensitive, the other inconsiderate. If this were a man and a woman, “The Odd Couple” wouldn’t be odd at all. It would be marriage.... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital's rehab therapies is offering the following free classes for the active aging and their families during the coming weeks: • "Senior Strengthening," to take place Thursday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. in the café. Students will learn how to maintain muscular strength,... Continue