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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

Living the ‘Dream’ at SV High

The Sonoma Valley High School’s run of Shakespeare “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” wraps up this weekend with 7 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Jane Martin directs a large and talented ensemble of student... Continue

Rave reviews for new middle school web sites

Keeping up with Sonoma Valley students just got a little bit easier, thanks to new web sites at both Adele Harrison and Altimira middle schools.  The new sites went live in late February and, according to Adele Vice Principal Glenn Moll, are meeting with rave... Continue

Fleas and funerals

Dear Dr. Abbie:  We just went to a cabin in Tahoe for a nice little vacation and got eaten alive by fleas! We got our money back, but now we are afraid our dog will infest our house. Help! – Creeped out Dear Creeped out:  Parasites... Continue

Voters extend parcel tax to support hospital

Measure A, which extends a parcel tax to raise $2.8 million annually for Sonoma Valley Hospital, has been approved by 73 percent of voters. The $195 tax, levied on property parcels of all sizes, both commercial and residential, is now in place for another five... Continue

Irish fare

“Moll,” the comedy by John B. Keane, Ireland's premier playwright, plays dinner theatre shows at Murphy’s Irish Pub on March 10 and 11. The romp, about a parish housekeeper who takes over the whole rectory, is directed by Kate Kennedy. $40 includes both dinner (5:30... Continue