he project is unfolding in a way where we’re trying to balance what’s going on with the site with the site analysis design,” said Project Manager Mundo Murguia. “The vegetation restoration management plan has already begun with the removal of the non-native Himalayan blackberries, periwinkle,... Continue
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Ready to cheer riders at AMGEN Tour of Caliornia are, from left, Christina Morris, Isabel Santoyo, Jennifer Howlett, Jose Garcia, Billy David, Andrew DeMartini, and Jonah Berstein. SUBMITTED PHOTO For Principal Sydney Smith at Altimira Middle School, everyday good behavior and random acts of kindness... Continue
New members of the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley inducted recently include, from left; Ginnie Nichols, Ginnie Nichols Graphic Design; Donna Halow, retired; Chris Blakeslee, Blakeslee & Crain and Carol Werner, New York Life. Rotary is an international organization (65 countries) of community volunteers (1.3... Continue
Springs Redevelopment Advisory Commission Public Information Workshop on Amended Redevelopment Plan Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. Boys and Girls Club, 100 Verano Avenue Call 707.565.7508 for more information Sonoma Valley Hospital Board of Directors met Feb 27. Please consult our website for update. www.sonomasun.com Continue
Pictured above are Sahara fans Anika Ljung, Ken McTaggart, Patricia McTaggart, and Melanie Schwartz, with the camel and Brian Ness (center). Not pictured but also suggesting the name were Keira and Teagan Coleman. Photo BY ANGELA LJUNGOver the Christmas holidays, many in Sonoma submitted suggestions... Continue
The Valley of the Moon Dilettante Enological Society (VOMDES) presented a check for the amount of $18,354 to the Sonoma Valley High School Boosters on Friday, February 22, 2008. The money was raised at the Second Annual Sonoma Valley Home Winemakers Celebration held on October... Continue
From pumps to hiking boots, to dresses and scarves – Sonoma Steps owner Barbara Bradley has created a store geared toward local style. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun From Cinderella to Imelda Marcos, it’s been proven that shoes are a woman’s Achilles heel. Understanding this, Barbara... Continue
In an echoing warehouse that sometimes reverberates with the eager screech of guitar amps next door, John and Alice Fisher often see, hear and (depending on the decibel level) feel what goes on at The Shop, a teen-run music venue renting space adjacent to their... Continue
The big news at the Sonoma Valley Hospital board meeting Wednesday evening was not the cash flow–doing better–or the review of what the $45 million bond measure will buy–unchanged from the previous presentations–but that Santa Rosa’s Memorial Hospital is closing its mental unit, and budget... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital Chief Executive Carl Gerlach stood before the Sonoma City Council last week to show the council and the public how the business plan, on which the hospital has staked its future, is beginning to show results. Talking over colorful charts and graphs,... Continue