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Hospital matches $2 million challenge grant

Sonoma Valley Hospital announced today it has reached an important milestone, raising funds to match a $2 million challenge grant from the Vadasz family. Combined with other recent community gifts, the hospital has now raised $8.9 million towards the $11 million needed to complete the... Continue

Suicide in Sheriff's Dept. parking lot

A Sonoma Valley man shot himself Wednesday in a car parked in the Sheriff's Sonoma Valley Substation lot in El Verano. Morris Tabak, 59, died of single gunshot wound, according to a statement from Sonoma Police Chief Bret Sackett. Authorities were notified of a despondent... Continue

Suite celebration

Steve Ledson accepts a proclamation from Sonoma Mayor Ken Brown and the City Council recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Ledson Hotel. Ledson was praised for his extraordinary attention to detail in the construction of the hotel, which “was meticulously designed to fit neatly into... Continue

Round figures

Find a need, and fill it –- but leave a hole in the middle. Congratulations and a golden schmear for Stuart Teitelbaum, who has operated Homegrown Bagels for 35 years. The milestone was noted by the city council, which proclaimed September 1 as “Homegrown Bagel... Continue

Bold and brassy

Strike up the 40-piece concert band in all its patriotic glory as the mighty U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West comes to Sonoma for a free outdoor show on Saturday, August 24 at Cline Cellars. Food trucks will gather, picnic blankets will be... Continue

Comedy at the pub

Politically correct? Not so much. Comedian Thai Rivera describes himself as "a comic who happens to be a fag and not a fag comic." As for the homeless, “I can’t stand them. I don't mind saying it because I give homeless people money, so I... Continue

Two geniuses walk into a bar…

It’s not quite just another night at the local Parisian bar, not when Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meet for drinks and dialogue. In the comedic play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” written by Steve Martin, the year is 1904 and the young geniuses, on... Continue

Essay winner: what makes America unique

Gregory Papadin is the winner of the 2013 essay contest sponsored by Sonoma Valley Repulican Women Federated. The teenager, off to his first year of college at San Diego State, attended Prestwood Elementary, Adele Harrison Middle School, and finally Sonoma Valley High School. “My father... Continue

Youngsters hit by car OK

Two young Springs boys playing in the street sustained minor injuries when hit by a car Monday morning. Kimberly Downey, 56, of Sonoma, was driving south on Sierra Drive at 15 to 20 mph when her car struck a 6-year-old boy riding a scooter and... Continue

Sonoma Power to start later, bigger

The public power agency that will ultimately become Sonoma Valley’s default energy provider will begin service to 20,000 customers in May of 2014. While the customer figure doubles the original estimate of 10,000, the start date is four months later than first promised. The revisions... Continue
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