By Lisa Summers For those of us who hoarded Odorama cards under our mattresses after the 1981 release of “Polyestor,” the scheduled arrival of film legend John Waters at the 15th Sonoma International Film Festival is nothing less than a coup d’état. Waters, known for... Continue
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Dear Dr. Abbie: For the last two weeks, I have heard someone’s cat yowling out beyond my back fence. I don’t know whose cat it is. I keep mine indoors. Is there a cat deterrent I can use? – Hissing mad and losing sleep Dear... Continue
A 14-member delegation of winemakers from throughout Hungary visit Buena Vista Winery, founded by Count Agoston Haraszthy of Hungary. The weekend visit was related to business connections with Buena Vista Winery where the new owner, international wine entrepreneur Jean Charles Boisset, is restoring its historic... Continue
[caption id="attachment_29228" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Students at St. Francis Solano School prepare for their “Our Town” art and music show, coming on March 23."][/caption] Take a unique look at Sonoma as seen through the eyes of St. Francis students at the “Our Town” Art and Music... Continue
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
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
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
Sonoma once had its own, publicly-owned electric light company. Then along came PG&E. Continue
Been there, heard that? Meet Wally Breitman. Continue
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
