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Sunshine School receives rock climbing cube

Sunshine School recently took delivery of a unique, custom-built rock climbing cube specially designed for pre-school aged children. The four-foot square cube has approximately 40 hand-holds and is sized to be safe yet challenging for young children. The cube was constructed using surplus materials donated... Continue

End of line for Valley commuter bus

After some 30 years of providing weekday commuter bus service from Sonoma to San Francisco, the Valley of the Moon Commute Club will make its final run on Feb. 25. The rider-supported Club simply can’t afford to sustain operations. The loss of the VMCC’s familiar... Continue

Vendor applications due for Farmers Market

The first Tuesday night Farmers Market is still a few months (and storms) away, but applications to sell goods at the weekly Plaza event are due March 1. The new Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market (VOMCFM), the group awarded the management contract in... Continue

Sonoma budget in good shape

So far, so good. Midway through the fiscal year, Sonoma is on track to meet its $11.5 million budget. “The city continues to remain solvent in all major funds,” Carol Giovanatto, assistant city manager and treasurer, told the city council. “This position will continue throughout... Continue

Snappy dogs and dirty derrieres

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have a buddy who came by my place the other day to visit my roommate.  He wasn’t in my house but two minutes when my dog Snuggles went crazy growling and trying to bite him.  He is the nicest guy, and... Continue

The artful cup

The Museum Café at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art has its grand opening this week, with coffee maven Heath Winer at the helm. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26, the museum will offer hot coffee, specialty espresso drinks, and Harvey’s Gourmet Donuts. Regular... Continue

The artful cup

The Museum Café at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art has its grand opening this week, with coffee maven Heath Winer at the helm. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26, the museum will offer hot coffee, specialty espresso drinks, and Harvey’s Gourmet Donuts. Regular... Continue

Wish granted

The Bank of Marin this week donated a video projector to the Arts Guild of Sonoma Valley for use in its gallery. Thanks to an appearance by Susan Lindstrom on Ken Brown’s Mornings in Sonoma show, Branch Manager Marck Zuehlsdorff heard the appeal about the... Continue

'Best of' VinOlivo winners

VinOlvo, the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance’s annual taste-a-palooza, brought out the best from more than 60 Valley wineries and 20 area chefs at the Lodge at Sonoma. Enjoying the scene were Maureen Cottingham, executive director of SVVGA and Laurie Gallian, Mayor of Sonoma.... Continue

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend distributes money to local nonprofits

[caption id="attachment_23339" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The movers and shakers behind most of the Valley’s nonprofits joined staff and board members of the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Foundation and Sonoma County Vintners for the annual donation disbursement, amassed during the 2010 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend."][/caption] The... Continue