The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has approved a list of affordable housing sites that are now eligible to receive free internet for one year. A total of 556 low-income Sonoma County households will have free access to the Internet, through funding from the American... Continue
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By Seth Dolinsky Many of our local farms are generous, not just in their important work in feeding Sonoma Valley, but in donations to our community, particularly for those who are food-insecure. One local farm is taking this to the next level. Haystack Farm, a... Continue
The Just Old Friends Relay for Life team will host its annual secure paper shredding fundraiser from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 10 in the parking lot behind Safeway, 477 W. Napa St., Sonoma. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. During the past... Continue
By Larry Barnett Since 2085, Hilda Swartz has managed the Farmers Market in Sonoma, but that era has come to an end. The torch has been passed to Melissa Lely, a lifelong resident of Sonoma Valley. Melissa has already brought significant changes to the market,... Continue
You can’t buy the raw materials at any fabric store, not when the couture calls for several hundred aluminum pull tabs, used paper plates, dryer sheets, supermarket price tags, coffee bags, sushi trays, Gorilla tape, bubble wrap, dialysis tubing, turkey inseminators and eucalyptus bark. Believe... Continue
When Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for nine and-a-half minutes in 2020, while Floyd gradually died from asphyxiation – plainly gasping that he couldn’t breathe – America felt a modest seismic shift in its relationship with its own racial history.... Continue
By Justina Montano Before I offer my thoughts about the potential relocation of Flowery School, I want to share the background behind my viewpoint. In 1999, I worked for Creative Publications traveling up and down the west coast providing math professional development to elementary teachers. ... Continue
On May 2, from 12-to-2 p.m., Wake Up Sonoma is urging local citizens to attend a Freedom Of Speech gathering on Sonoma Plaza, organized in conjunction with INDIVISIBLE Sonoma County. Sonoma citizens are urged to come out and use their first-amendment rights once again, to... Continue
Pemba Sherpa has proudly opened Farmhouse Sonoma where Palms Grille, and a previous Denny’s, used to be at the corner of Highway 12 and Verano Ave. We have all watched the transformation of the exterior from decaying to sparkling white with total remodel and hip... Continue
Too many unanswered questions On April 22 the Sonoma Valley Unified School Board of Trustees approved a directive to proceed toward the closure of the Flowery Elementary School in June 2026. Trustees are attempting to rectify the near $2 million budget deficit with that proposed... Continue