[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
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To accommodate the Presidents' Day holiday, the Sonoma City Council meet Wednesday, Feb. 23. On the agenda is the expected approval of a $16 million bond issue. The panel will hear the midyear budget report and treasurer’s report, and consider a request from the Sonoma... Continue
To accommodate the Presidents' Day holiday, the Sonoma City Council meet Wednesday, Feb. 23. On the agenda is the expected approval of a $16 million bond issue. The panel will hear the midyear budget report and treasurer’s report, and consider a request from the Sonoma... Continue
Nineteen Valley eateries will participate in Sonoma County Restaurant Week, Feb. 21-27. The promotion offers a three-course special prix-fixe menu for $19, $29, or $39 per person. Each restaurant offers its own unique menu using local farm fresh ingredients and will feature a local wine... Continue
Assemblymember Jared Huffman has achieved the highest rankings on the vote scorecards from three influential environmental organizations in California. The California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV), Sierra Club California, and Clean Water Action have released annual scorecards which rank how members of the California State... Continue
The 1964 musical finds a proper English gentleman (Rex Harrison) attempting to transform a feisty Cockney street urchin into a presentable English lady. He does it so well she turns into Audrey Hepburn. The star power plus a memorable score (“I’ve Grown Accustomed to your... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art throws a reception Friday night, Feb. 18, to celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions. “Eco Chic: Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion” showcases Swedish fashion designers who take an environmentally friendly and ethical approach to their work without sacrificing runway... Continue
It’s an art gallery, education center, theatre space, event venue, town meeting hall and, at least every 56 years, where you display a World Series trophy. The Sonoma Community Center, said its Executive Director Kathy Swett, “is the keeper of the flame, culturally.” It’s time... Continue
Sonoma County is a destination so amazing, so unique, that no existing words could describe it. So they made some up. A lexicon of word mash-ups and wine country puns -- ‘forkscrew’ and ‘hipucurian,’ for example -- is a new marketing effort from the Sonoma... Continue
Sonoma County is a destination so amazing, so unique, that no existing words could describe it. So they made some up. A lexicon of word mash-ups and wine country puns -- ‘forkscrew’ and ‘hipucurian,’ for example -- is a new marketing effort from the Sonoma... Continue