A traveling mecca for tomato devotees, Tomatomania! returns to Cornerstone Sonoma this weekend (April 14-15). With 200-plus heirloom varieties you’ll find rare, classic and new seedlings, including…wait for it…the first-ever blue tomato. The aisles are crammed with every size, shape, color and taste profile, from... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Hospital Auxiliary will hold its second annual Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sebastiani Winery. This fair is both a showcase for Sonoma and North Bay artisans and, with proceeds going to... Continue

Organisms that thrive in extreme environments, like this worm that lives within mounds of methane ice on the sea floor, are the subject of “Extremophiles - Life on the Edge” on Saturday, April 14, at the Bouverie Preserve. Experts will discuss the living things for... Continue

The non-profit Valley of the Moon Natural History Association (VMNHA) will begin operating Jack London State Historic Park on May 1, the first transfer of its kind to be approved in California. “We are excited and ready to get to work,” said Greg Hayes, long-time... Continue

The back-up power source for the county’s 911 system is a turkey. The unit, a $10k per month rental, failed to kick in Sunday night during a short power failure. When the Emergency 911 computers in the Sheriff’s Office crashed, including those taking calls for... Continue

Walks, hikes, flowers, gardens... April 14 offers lots of choices of outdoor activities. Rock Walk at Montini Sonoma Ecology Center’s “Rock Walk,” will teach participants about different geologic features of the preserve This beautiful property, with its open grassland, oak woodland, and excellent outcroppings of... Continue

Are they healthy or not? Heather Morgan breaks it down. Continue

Nearly $400,000 in proceeds from the 2011 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, a series of events jointly produced by the Sonoma County Vintners and the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance, were distributed today to 26 Sonoma County beneficiaries. “Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, which sold out... Continue