Back by popular demand, here's a holiday-themed riff I hope will become something of a local tradition. Happy Holidays! * * * 'Twas a wine country Christmas and all through his cellar Were stowed bottles of vino and this lucky feller; His name was St.... Continue
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At its last meeting of 2007, the Sonoma City Council voted to increase water rates, decrease growth rates, and buy the fire chief a new “green” truck. Council members heard questions and comments from the public ranging from whether or not the City has a... Continue
"This institution is a vital part of this community,” said Dr. Richard Kirk, Chair of the Board of Directors, Sonoma Valley Health Care District, explaining his commitment to the new hospital project. He is also committed to the community it will benefit, including those who... Continue
North Bay Leadership Council projects economic effects of water shortage At a conference in Petaluma last Thursday, the North Bay Leadership Council presented an “Economic Insight” report showing the consequences to the local economy of reduced water supply. According to the report, a 30% water... Continue
Describing Zipper is pretty much synonymous with describing its owners, Elizabeth Cashour and Steven Saden: fascinating, fun, eclectic and surprising, as well as welcoming, accessible and possessed of an exceptional aesthetic. Fine, but what is the shop? It’s a modern mercantile emporium, according to Cashour... Continue
The new owners of the Pizzeria Capri Ristorante, the Gundeid family, made pizza for parking lot parties after every Dragons home football game this season, a practice started by the former owner, Jacob Begeorges. The pizza tradition has been going on for some 10 years.... Continue
Certain burglars in Sonoma had an easy time of it this week, browsing residential streets for unlocked cars, getting in, finding keys or the remote control garage door openers, and either driving off in the car or, using the remote, getting into the garage, and... Continue
Friends, family and admirers will bid goodbye this week to one of California’s great ladies. Barbara Bundschu, great-granddaughter of Jacob Gundlach, founder of California’s oldest family-owned winery, Gundlach-Bundschu, of Sonoma, and granddaughter of Thomas Geary, a congressman from Santa Rosa from 1890-1895, was an independent... Continue
The driver emerged unscathed, but his 1978 Buick Regal had its front bumper crushed by a Sonoma County Transit bus Wednesday morning at the corner of Broadway and West MacArthur Street. Deputies responding to a call around 11:30 a.m. found the side of the bus... Continue
Calling themselves the “Save Our Neighborhood Organization,” residents of the proposed site for new Sonoma Valley Hospital buildings announced at a public meeting last week their determination to fight the hospital’s construction plan. Hospital officials, who had called the meeting to demonstrate that they have... Continue