Sonoma police and teen center launch Bikes Plus+

A new program in partnership with the Sonoma Police Department and Valley of the Moon Teen Center is being called Bikes Plus+. Under the auspices of the new program Community Services Officer Dave Huber delivered 21 surplus and unclaimed bicycles to the Teen Center. When... Continue

Expect delays on Highway 12 for tree removal

A tree removal project will cause traffic delays on Highway 12, south of Sonoma on Wednesday. Caltrans work will begin Wednesday morning and will involve cutting down 20 trees at or near the Schell-Vista Fire Station at the intersection of Highways 12 and 121. According... Continue

Sonoma joins redevelopment rush

Spending its money before the state can seize it, the city of Sonoma authorized a $16 million bond issue to fund street improvements, bikeways, a library renovation and other priority projects. “Time is of the essence,” said Assistant City Manager Carol Giovanatto. “There appears to... Continue

Beltane Ranch earns sustainability award

Assemblymember Jared Huffman presents his Sustainable North Bay Award for February to the proprietors of Beltane Ranch, represented by, from left, Alexa Wood. her mother Rosemary, son Alex Benward and daughter Lauren Benward. Transformed into a bed and breakfast over thirty years ago, the Glen... Continue

St. Francis Solano School Roaring Twenties Gala

Don your glad rags and your dancing shoes and join the parents of St. Francis Solano School for our 19th Annual fundraiser auction on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Cline Cellars beginning at 5:00pm. Several hundred people are expected to join in the “Roaring Twenties”... Continue

St. Francis Solano School Roaring Twenties Gala

Project GROW to plant 10,000 native grass “plugs”

[caption id="attachment_23064" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Nina Suzuki shows off one of the 10,000 grass plugs students are planting at the Bouverie Preserve."][/caption] Project GROW, short for Gathering to Restore Oak Woodlands, was back in action at the Bouverie Preserve last month when Sonoma Valley High School... Continue

Jazz+ names festival lineup

Sheryl Crow, John Fogerty and the Gipsy Kings are the headliners for the 7th annual Sonoma Jazz + Festival, May 20-22 in Sonoma. Sonoma residents get first crack at tickets, on February 14. Sales open to locals-only, using the password “sweet,” at 9 a.m. at... Continue

Music Lover’s Pancake Breakfast

The second annual pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Sonoma Valley High School Music Department will be served Feb. 13, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Sonoma Veterans Building. Tickets are $10 and, in addition to breakfast and a silent auction, include live music. Proceeds will help... Continue

Singer’s ‘Strong,’ intimate show

Some young women might think a paralegal job in Manhattan is a pretty good gig. But for Whitney Nichole, it didn’t take long for the lack of a creative outlet to get under her skin. She soon quit her job, assembled a band, and hit... Continue

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