According to a Nov. 6 police report, an intoxicated woman exited the Blue Moon Saloon at 11:45 a.m. with a gentleman in tow. (It wasn’t early in the day, she explained later, but extremely late the night before.) He took a seat on a nearby... Continue
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The 2011 Student Creative Arts Award Program is now open for entries. This award program, overseen by the city’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission, is open to Sonoma Valley residents between the ages of 16 and 21 who are studying visual, literary or performing arts. ... Continue
[caption id="attachment_21267" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Kids and seniors will benefit from the crosswalk on Verano Avenue near Maxwell Farms Park. "][/caption] A new crosswalk offers safe passage across Verano Avenue for pedestrians going to and from Maxwell Farms Park. The busy traffic corridor was long a... Continue
[caption id="attachment_21256" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Sonoma teenager Oscar Halliwell will represent New Zealand in international competition this winter. "][/caption] Sonoma teen Oscar Halliwell last month returned from two weeks of alpine ski racing in Queenstown, New Zealand competing for a spot on New Zealand’s junior national... Continue
Pedal 2 Properties has hired a number of new agents to represent the Sonoma Valley. The unique business is a well-established full service real estate company with a niche - showing prospective properties and homes via bicycle. New representatives include: bilingual agent, Rita del Campo;... Continue
If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “There oughta be a law,” Assemblymember Jared Huffman has the contest for you. His fourth annual "There Oughta Be A Law...Or Not" contest asks members of the public for ideas for state legislation. “Folks in our community care about... Continue
An update at Tuesday night’s school board meeting underscored the importance of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s dress code policy, which bans the colors red and blue from students’ wardrobes. Instituted in the fall of 2008, the dress code was initiated at Sonoma Valley... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Our six-month-old lab puppy has started limping in his front legs after we play with him. At first it was after we played, but now he is doing it more often. He favors one leg one day and then another leg the... Continue
Three young men were arrested for the 2007 shotgun murder of teenager Luis Miranda. The first, an accessory, has done his time. The second, the man who provided the gun, was sentenced last year to at least 34 years in prison. The third and final... Continue
Existing vacation rentals with up to six guest rooms will require a $150 annual permit while the fee for new and larger rentals could be as high as $3,800, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors ruled Tuesday. There are some 640 rentals in the county.... Continue