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Dunbar students participate in annual bird count

[caption id="attachment_23510" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Jaymee Pearce checks out a sharp-shinned hawk through a spotting scope during Dunbar’s fifth annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Fellow third-graders Azure Oldani and Karina Robles-Sanchez wait their turn."][/caption] Students at Dunbar Elementary School in Glen Ellen participated in the “Great... Continue

Sister City celebration

To celebrate Sonoma’s newest Sister Cities relationship, Ambassador Gao Zhanseng, Consul General of The Peoples Republic of China in San Francisco, paid an official visit Monday. Included in the large local contingent greeting Chinese diplomats were Sonoma Mayor Laurie Gallian, Councilmember Tom Rouse and Bill... Continue

New bike rack sculpture installed in Plaza

The cool new sculpture adjacent to the Plaza horseshoe is, in fact, a custom-designed bicycle rack commissioned by the City of Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission and created by local artist Bryan Tedrick. The sculpture bicycle rack is a result of the City’s combined... Continue

New bike rack sculpture installed in Plaza

The cool new sculpture adjacent to the Plaza horseshoe is, in fact, a custom-designed bicycle rack commissioned by the City of Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission and created by local artist Bryan Tedrick. The sculpture bicycle rack is a result of the City’s combined... Continue

Chinese wines surprise industry experts

  Wine industry aficionados from Napa and Sonoma gathered at Hurley’s Restaurant in Yountville recently to sample a selection of wines from China and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the wines. Of the five sampled, only one – a Syrah, was a clear... Continue

Chinese wines surprise industry experts

  Wine industry aficionados from Napa and Sonoma gathered at Hurley’s Restaurant in Yountville recently to sample a selection of wines from China and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the wines. Of the five sampled, only one – a Syrah, was a clear... Continue

Rallying support

A smiling Yannick Phillips stands amid a crowd of protestors positioned at the top of Broadway on Saturday. The Sonoma rally, in solidarity with teachers, nurses, firefighters, students, police officers and others protesting in Wisconsin, is part of a national effort calling itself “Save the... Continue

Rallying support

A smiling Yannick Phillips stands amid a crowd of protestors positioned at the top of Broadway on Saturday. The Sonoma rally, in solidarity with teachers, nurses, firefighters, students, police officers and others protesting in Wisconsin, is part of a national effort calling itself “Save the... Continue

Arnold Dr. accident knocks out Valley power

A power poll versus car entanglement on Arnold Drive on Friday morning resulted in a losing situation for everyone involved. The driver escaped injury but the resulting accident knocked out power to almost 9,000 Sonoma Valley residents. As of 9 a.m., PG&E crews had restored... Continue