The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation's annual Pulse Award honors outstanding Sonoma Valley women who have made significant contributions to the community through their volunteerism, community involvement and philanthropy. This year’s recipients, Valerie Brown (front) and Harriet Derwingson (above), will be honored at the 8th annual... Continue

St. Francis Solano students Mckayla Salcedo and Isabelle Costanzo create their own version of Monet for the school’s March 15 “Through the Eyes of Young Artists” event at the Hanna Boys Center. Each student will exhibit an art project, from kindergartners’ interpretations of Matisse to... Continue

Charred redwood, smoke on the wind and memories are all that remain of Paul’s Resort after an intense fire destroyed the long-vacant lodge and dance hall early Thursday morning. The 10,000-square-foot wood building, boarded-up and run down, was a fire waiting to happen, fire officials... Continue

In “On the Town,” sailors Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly spend a 24-hour shore leave in New York seeing the sights, belting out a few memorable tunes (“New York, New York”) and romancing two dishy dames. The 1949 film was based on the 1944 musical... Continue

The Sonomawood sign, the homey knock-off of the famous Hollywood sign that graced the Plaza during last year’s film fest, will be back. After an bureaucratic preview that the sign would be nixed, the city council vote unanimously (10 thumbs up) to green light the... Continue

Sonoma will take ownership of the Montini Preserve in 2014, complete with trails offering the first public access through the pristine 98-acre hillside parcel. Dogs, however, are not part of the deal approved 3-2 by the city council Monday. The council approved a deal some... Continue