Andrews Hall filled with folks filling up on the Sonoma Community Center’s annual free Thanksgiving dinner last week. Along with the traditional favorites, the banquet menu had a Hawaiian flavor with the addition of a suckling pig, roasted on site. An army of volunteers worked... Continue

Over the past 19 years, Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation and Sonoma County Vintners has provided over eight million dollars to local community charities. The application process for 2012 funding is now underway. Applications must be received by January 13, 2012 and the committee... Continue

Kids and adults have treats in store November 27 for Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation’s 24th annual Magic of Christmas. The festivities begin with the Christmas Wishes Children’s Party from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Lodge at Sonoma. The holiday tradition offers fun for the... Continue

Frightened away from one would-be robbery site, a prowler was nabbed at a second Sonoma location when that homeowner punched the suspect into submission. The sequence began Monday morning at about 12:41 a.m. when a Sonoma resident was awakened by the sound of footsteps on... Continue

The annual free feast at the Sonoma Community Center takes on a new flavor as guest chef Norman Piianaia, a resident of Hawaii and former captain of a cargo ship plying those tropical waters, adds some Hawaiian-themed dishes, including a whole roast suckling pig, to... Continue

Infineon Raceway distributed nearly 10,000 pounds of non-perishable food items to Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH), St. Vincent de Paul Sonoma and the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa on Monday following the raceway's 11th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. In total, the raceway distributed... Continue

HopMonk Tavern will celebrate its one-year anniversary with live music and free finger food on Wednesday, Nov. 23. "We are amazed to be already hitting our one year mark in Sonoma,” said owner Dean Biersch. He is the co-founder of the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant... Continue

A device its inventor says has the ability to “green the world” will be installed Tuesday along the Sonoma Overlook Trail by a team of volunteers. The Groasis Waterboxx, named the 2010 Invention of the Year by “Popular Science,” will used by the Sonoma Ecology... Continue

Sun Music Writer Mike Hyland discovers a gem. Continue