Six dozen donuts, to go

In a stunt to speed into the Guinness Book of World Records, 75 cars simultaneously performed tire-screeching donuts at Infineon Raceway on Tuesday. After the smoke cleared, the previous world record of 57 cars, set in Australia in 2010, had been rubbed out. The cars... Continue

Chapter two

Under budget and ahead of schedule, the Sonoma Valley Regional Library reopened Tuesday at 755 W. Napa St. after a $2.3 million makeover. The nine-month project added new heating and air systems, along with other energy-efficient upgrades, and brought the 30-year-old building up to ADA... Continue

Animated Sean Connery film to debut in Sonoma

[caption id="attachment_30784" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Connery with Tessa and Sascha Hartmann, the creative team behind “Sir Billi.”"][/caption]The Sonoma International Film Festival has scored the U.S. premiere of “Sir Billi,” an animated film with Sir Sean Connery voicing the lead role. Connery plays a skateboarding grandfather and... Continue

Beyond the filth, behind the camp: John Waters

By Lisa Summers For those of us who hoarded Odorama cards under our mattresses after the 1981 release of “Polyestor,” the scheduled arrival of film legend John Waters at the 15th Sonoma International Film Festival is nothing less than a coup d’état. Waters, known for... Continue

It’s spring in Sonoma

Dear Dr. Abbie: For the last two weeks, I have heard someone’s cat yowling out beyond my back fence. I don’t know whose cat it is. I keep mine indoors. Is there a cat deterrent I can use? – Hissing mad and losing sleep Dear... Continue

Hungarian connection

A 14-member delegation of winemakers from throughout Hungary visit Buena Vista Winery, founded by Count Agoston Haraszthy of Hungary. The weekend visit was related to business connections with Buena Vista Winery where the new owner, international wine entrepreneur Jean Charles Boisset, is restoring its historic... Continue

St. Francis hosts “Our Town” art and music show

[caption id="attachment_29228" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Students at St. Francis Solano School prepare for their “Our Town” art and music show, coming on March 23."][/caption] Take a unique look at Sonoma as seen through the eyes of St. Francis students at the “Our Town” Art and Music... Continue

Neighbors seek SVUSD support to finish Highway 12 work

Tuesday night’s school board meeting was rife with comments from Springs-area neighbors and business owners disgruntled over the discontinuation of redevelopment funds for the Highway 12 improvement project. Reading from a letter written by Steven Cox, chair of the Springs Community Alliance and former chair... Continue

Fairmont takes full ownership of Sonoma Mission Inn

The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, the historic hotel and spa in Boyes Hot Springs, has been sold to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the Toronto-based company that manages the property and held a 20 percent ownership stake. Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership had owned the... Continue

American or Hispanic? One man’s journey

By Patrick Garcia for The Sun As a young man in my late teens, hope and desire motivated everything. The world was just opening its arms to adventure and exploration and I was ready and willing to embrace the far off callings of my ancestors.... Continue

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