Sonoma to seek sales tax increase

A measure to add a half-cent to the current eight percent sales tax collected in Sonoma will appear on the June ballot, the Sonoma City Council decided Monday night. If approved by a simple majority of voters, the increase would provide an additional $1,077,000 annually... Continue

Smooch your fresh-breathed pooch

Dear Dr. Abbie: I read your column about dental cleanings, and I know my Bichon, Shitake, needs his teeth cleaned, but I don’t like the idea of anesthesia. Why do vets have to put dogs under anesthesia to clean their teeth? – Sign me, Mushroom... Continue

Count down – Tokaj approves Sonoma as Sister City

[caption id="attachment_28990" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Close to 50 people turned out for last week’s Sonoma-Tokaj Sister Cities organizational meeting. Pictured here, Nicholas Bartsch, Honorary Consul of Hungary in Sacramento, George “The Count” Webber and Sister Cities President Bill Boerum."][/caption] As Count Haraszthy’s 200th anniversary approaches, Sonoma... Continue

Scenes from 'Life'

“The Organic Life,” a documentary by local filmmaker Casey Beck, will have a work-in-progress sneak preview followed by a farm-to-table dinner prepared by the chefs of The Girl & The Fig at Jack London State Park at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. The film... Continue

An artistic do-over

Some of the 80-plus works in The Arts Guild of Sonoma’s annual “The Repo Show” wait to be installed. With the theme “Recycle, Re-Claim, Re-Use,” the exhibition features art made from recycled and reused materials. Each piece in the exhibit is available for silent auction... Continue

Moment in The Sun

Cuddling with their new baby lambs are, from left: Francesca Pharo with Rosie (born Feb. 4); Marrina Hinkley with Brocco (born Feb. 19); and Teresa Crumly (with Josephine, the twin of Brocco). Through 4-H, the lambs will be shown this summer at the Sonoma County... Continue

Revved up

Eight-year-old Bryson meets professional racecar driver J.R. Hilderbrand during a break in test sessions at Infineon Raceway last weekend. The youngster takes Kart driving lessons at the track, where Hilderbrand, from Sausalito, also first started racing. Hildebrand is one of the drivers testing the new... Continue

State joins effort to restore Blue Wing Adobe

The long-discussed restoration of Sonoma’s Blue Wing Adobe is one step closer with an official partnership between State Parks and the Blue Wing Adobe (BWA) Trust, a local nonprofit. The agreement, signed by California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman after a tour of the historic... Continue

Home office deduction = IRS red flag?

Bonnie Lee writes about this tricky write-off. Continue

The last crooner

Long time big band vocalist Jeff Gilbert, “The Last Crooner,” performs the songs from Tin Pan Alley and The Golden Age of Hollywood in an intimate lounge show on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Ledson Hotel’s Centre du Vin. The veteran performer, backed by Michael... Continue

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