While the Ides of March brings thoughts of gloom and doom to some, Barking Dog Roasters is hoping to bring out some of the good on the infamous day, as they will host the Ides of March Folk Fest. The event will take place at... Continue
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Every one who has felt guilty at the market, picking out environmentally responsible products and nice organic vegetables, and then, having forgotten one’s own embossed canvas bag, having to choose between “paper or plastic?” will be happy to hear this news. Our local garbage provider,... Continue
On Tuesday night, over 50 people filled the chairs in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District board room, and more lined the wall or milled about outside. Their set faces and lack of chatter contributed to a sense of tension in the air. School board... Continue
At the last city council meeting, vice-mayor Ken Brown urged the council to oppose the governor’s closing of state parks to help solve the state’s budget crisis. The resulting discussion raised questions about the direct and indirect ways in which the threatened cuts can impact... Continue
The evening of Thursday March 6 was a landmark moment for Sonoma Valley soccer. The board of Sonoma United Football Club voted unanimously to accept a merger with Sonoma Valley Youth Soccer Association. Anyone present last spring when the long-established SVYSA board unanimously rejected the... Continue
Heneveld named to Planning Mark Heneveld, long-time Sonoma Valley resident, was appointed to the Planning Commission last week by Mayor Joanne Sanders. Sanders, introducing Heneveld, said, “I take the Planning Commission very seriously, and have interviewed you not once, but twice.” She said Heneveld had... Continue
Victoria Hall (left) with Anna Bimenyimana, are the managers of Bon Marché, a nonprofit thrift store newly opened on Riverside Drive. Pam Winston/Sonoma Valley Sun Shopping in second-hand stores is an adventure, one that’s even more fun when the place is off the beaten path.... Continue
Studio Collection owner Bess Nathan Rice in her new shop on East Napa Street just off the Plaza. Rice uses semi-precious and precious stones in many of her handcrafted pieces. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Ever since she was a kid, she says, Bess Nathan Rice... Continue
Bethany Wilson, Principal of Sassarini Elementary School for the last nine years, has resigned, as of June 30. In a letter to the Sassarini students’ families, she said that it was an honor to have been their principal and to have worked with “an incredible... Continue
On Tuesday night, over 50 people filled the chairs in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District board room, and more lined the wall or milled about outside. Their set faces and lack of chatter contributed to a sense of tension in the air. The school... Continue