Friday, November 22nd at 4:00 pm (Pacific) on Zoom This program was re-scheduled due to power outages in Havana, Cuba last week. MARC FRANK Our Man in Havana! Click here to register. $15 for members. $20 for non-members. After the collapse of Cuba’s energy grid... Continue
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The Sonoma Community is invited to a free concert performed by Ukraine’s Cultural Forces musicians, professional artists before the war, now serving as frontline soldiers. The concert is hosted by Sonoma Fire Department Chief Steve Acre. It is part of the gratitude tour of Ukraine... Continue
On November 8, 2024, Tennis Wick, Director of Permit Sonoma, the county planning department that regulates development in Sonoma County’s unincorporated areas, replied to the Hanna Center’s development proposal that it is “incomplete for processing.” Hanna Center, located on Arnold Drive, now proposes a mixed-use... Continue
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker Magazine cartoonist who just happens to have been raised in the City of Sonoma. Her cartoons appear in each edition of the Sonoma Valley Sun. She is also the author of books, a dancer and stand-up performer. Continue
In what has become a celebrated and festive yearly event, the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau has announced the "Lighting of the Plaza" will take place on November 23, at 5p.m. For the last several weeks crews have been working to install tens of thousands of... Continue
After six months of construction on the State Route 116/121 Roundabout Project, Caltrans is ready to eliminate the current four-way stop intersection and replace it with a temporary roundabout by 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The temporary roundabout will handle traffic in various... Continue
Women’s collective giving organization Impact100 Sonoma—one of Sonoma Valley’s largest and most reliable funders—has launched a new online tool for matching its members and other civic-minded locals with its nonprofit partners seeking assistance. Housed on the organization’s website (https://www.impact100sonoma.org/CSH), the new Community Service Hub enables... Continue
DeNova Homes is now accepting applications for Below Market Rate (BMR) homes at Hummingbird Cottages in Sonoma, located at the corner of West MacArthur and 5th Street West. As a condition of the project's approval, the developer was required to include Affordable Housing units under... Continue
According to a National Institute on Aging study, 28 percent of those surveyed reported they had trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, 18 percent reported waking early and not being able to go back to sleep, and 50 percent said they were dissatisfied with their... Continue
On November 23 and 24, VFW Auxiliary Post 1943 is hosting their second annual Veterans Holiday Market at the Sonoma Valley Veterans Memorial Building, 126 First Street West in Sonoma. This two-day event is open to the public, Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and... Continue