Cultural and Fine Arts Commission Thursday, December 3, 5:30 p.m. On the agenda: updates on the Bike Rack Sculpture Project and the Student Cretive Arts Awards; discussion of a possible Literary Laureate Program; and a follow-up report on Dia de Los Muertos. Conference Room at... Continue

Assembly member Jared Huffman presented Vode Lighting of Sonoma with his Sustainable North Bay Award for November. Each month, Huffman recognizes a business or nonprofit organization for developing and utilizing sustainable business practices and/ or for work to improve the environment. Vode Lighting is a... Continue

[caption id="attachment_14064" align="alignright" width="420" caption="staff photo"][/caption] December 1 is recognized as World AIDS Awareness Day and for the past 21 years, Sheana Davis has held a candlelight vigil in front of Sonoma Plaza to honor friends whom she and her daughter, Karina, have lost to... Continue

A neighborhood wracked with grief and a home emptied by tragedy were subjected to another indignity Tuesday, as burglars broke into and ransacked the Maloney residence before making a getaway in the family’s car. The 2006 Nissan 350z was parked in the driveway. It was... Continue

A memorial service honoring the Maloney family will be held on Friday, December 4 at 2 p.m. at the Sonoma Community Center. As grief rocks the small community that is Sonoma, it is obvious that the entire Maloney family was an asset to Sonoma. John... Continue

Saturday's wind sent the Cornerstone snowmen flying in all directions - across the road, in the vineyards, stuck in the telephone wires. Or...was it the wind or the gigantic catapult? No one knows for sure but the fifth annual snowman lighting later in the evening... Continue

Watch out for those holiday shoppers as you commute through the county the week of November 29. In Sonoma County: On Highway 116, expect one-way traffic control in the following areas: • From the junction of 101 to Redwood Road, Monday through Friday from 7... Continue

Whoever gets the contract to manage the 2010 Tuesday night Farmers Market will pay more to use the Plaza’s Horseshoe space, the City Council decided Monday as it officially launched the application process. The unanimous opinion did not include that of Mayor Brown who, in... Continue

With Thanksgiving upon us, it is important to remember much of the world’s population regularly goes hungry. Hunger is one of the most prevalent and serious issues in today’s world, affecting more than 854 million people all over the globe – almost all of who... Continue