Sonoma's own Heather Pond will compete tonight on the final episode of the NBC reality show, "Love in the Wild." Pond is the daughter of Steve and Heidi Pond, owners of the Chocolate Cow where the Sonoma Valley High School graduate worked as a teen.... Continue

The inaugural Immigrant Experience In Film, Dance and Story Festival, a two-day event with Mexican traditional cuisine, art and bilingual films, comes to Sonoma August 19 and 20. The event is presented at the Sonoma Community Center by Nuestra Voz, Sonoma Theatre Alliance, Sonoma Community... Continue

The Sonoma League for Historic Preservation will host its quarterly meeting at the Victorian Garden Inn at 316 East Napa Street on Wed., Aug. 17 at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited. The inn is the oldest Greek Revival house in Sonoma and features a... Continue

David Chambers, elected to the board of the Sonoma Valley Healthcare District board less than nine months ago, has resigned the post. The move, effective immediately, comes two years after Chambers was picked by the board to fill the seat vacated by Arnold Reibli. “We... Continue

[caption id="attachment_26260" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Award-winning teacher Kimberly Hennig will be a big part of Moldovan's new kindergarten program."][/caption]California’s changing kindergarten admissions laws begin to take affect this school year with the cut-off date for five year olds moving from December 15 to November 1. The... Continue

No street closures are anticipated as two months of road construction begins in Sonoma. Two street improvement projects will include new corner curb ramps, storm drainage improvements, asphalt paving and striping. Both should be complete by mid-October. One of the projects will occur on France... Continue

“The last thing I want to be is a bad neighbor,” said school Superintendent Louann Carlomagno at the Tuesday night school board meeting.  “I regret that communication hasn’t happened and just hearing the neighbors speak about the impact the solar projects have had on them... Continue

Talk about riding off into the sunset... “Thelma and Louise,” the road/buddy flick starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, with a sexy cameo by the then-unknown Bratt Pitt, screens Thursday, Aug. 11, on the Plaza. The 8 p.m. freebie is presented by the Sonoma International... Continue