The Sonoma County Library Commission has appointed Erika Thibault of Sonoma as the new director for the library system, which spans 12 regional libraries, two community libraries, a mobile library, and multiple special collections. Thibault has served as Interim Director since July 2022 when the... Continue

By Courtney Jackson -- Black history is American history. It is important to start there as there is a tide in this country that is approaching with the recklessness of a tsunami. Since the 1960s, black people have been feverishly trying to hold onto our... Continue

The scheme was for the County to build a garage to best serve Ken Mattson, who owns the post office building at Highway 12 and Boyes Boulevard, in exchange for a patch of grass and call it a ‘community Plaza’. That deal is officially dead.... Continue

With the theme ‘We Are That Future,’ Sonoma Valley Hospital has released its 2022 Community Report. CEO John Hennelly introduces the document with this introduction:  “We are what the original visionaries of the hospital years ago dedicated themselves to achieve. We are that future and... Continue

Art Escape is doing something fun for Valentine’s Day, offering an art kit to create a customized Valentine with the enclosed art supplies. Each kit includes two canvases, plus a small vinyl record to use as an additional surface. Lots of vintage magazine cutouts, eclectic... Continue

Third-grade students at El Verano Elementary School got up close and personal with wildlife from around the world, thanks to a visit from Classroom Safari. The visit, funded by the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation through their Classroom Grants program, enabled students to see and learn... Continue

Steve Meloan was on his way into the Basque Boulangerie on Tuesday morning when something caught his eye -- a hot air balloon heading west over Sonoma Plaza. "It was amazingly low, such that I could hear the roar of its gas jets. I assumed... Continue