Kevin Haywood, arrested last week in connection to a methamphetamine lab discovered in a historic Plaza adobe, is free after spending five days in the county jail. Bail had been set at $103,000. Haywood, 44, was to be arraigned Tuesday on felony charges relating to... Continue
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The Sonoma Valley High School football program got an unexpected but nonetheless welcome windfall this week when they received a grant from the NFL, courtesy of Baltimore Ravens’ player and SVHS alumnus, Tony Moll. Moll’s contribution of $5,000 to the football program was matched by... Continue
Who could argue with a new, free bike lane along idyllic W. Spain St. in the Cittaslow, certified bicycle-friendly community of Sonoma? Just about everybody who lives and works along the proposed route. Bike lanes that would eliminate 91 parking spaces on W. Spain St.... Continue
Continuing with its Third Thursdays Film Series, Transition Sonoma Valley presents the documentary film “No Impact Man” on Jan. 20 at the Sonoma Community Center. The film follows author Colin Beavan’s “No Impact Project,” for which the newly self-proclaimed environmentalist vows to make as little... Continue
[caption id="attachment_22697" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Local Greg Holzer will travel to Cocos Island National Park to study hammerhead sharks and endangered sea turtles. Photo credit: George Duffield"][/caption] Local resident Greg Holzer has won a spot on a scientific expedition to study hammerhead sharks and endangered sea... Continue
[caption id="attachment_22697" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Local Greg Holzer will travel to Cocos Island National Park to study hammerhead sharks and endangered sea turtles. Photo credit: George Duffield"][/caption] Local resident Greg Holzer has won a spot on a scientific expedition to study hammerhead sharks and endangered sea... Continue
Marie Lesoudier, general manager of Laura Chenel Chevre, presided Saturday over a ribbon cutting for the company’s new, 30,000 sq ft. production facility on Eighth Street East. Production should begin next month, with the first products from the new plant in stores early next year.... Continue
Marie Lesoudier, general manager of Laura Chenel Chevre, presided Saturday over a ribbon cutting for the company’s new, 30,000 sq ft. production facility on Eighth Street East. Production should begin next month, with the first products from the new plant in stores early next year.... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation donated over $365,000 to the hospital in 2010, its director proudly announced this week. “Thanks to the generosity of the community, the foundation is able to raise significant funds each year to assist the hospital in its mission to improve,... Continue
The merry band of eclectics that is the Yard Dogs Road Show brings its merry band of sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire-eaters, live music and hippie-cowboy poets to the Sebastiani Theatre on Jan. 16 and 17. The self-described “union of ancient theatrical alchemy and modern... Continue