[caption id="attachment_12042" align="aligncenter" width="325"] Photo by Ryan Lely. The Sue Albano and Mark Dennis Band are thrilled to be part of the thriving local music scene.[/caption] Certain members of the media, self-help book authors, and talk show hosts have pondered the very existence of supermoms as... Continue

Dario Franchitti went wire-to-wire on Sunday to win the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, his fourth win of the year and first-ever at Infineon Raceway. Franchitti (driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing), who qualified on the pole, took the lead at the drop of the... Continue

You can’t fight city hall. Even with a pickup truck. Sonoma resident J. Wylie Hartman, was uninjured Monday afternoon after the truck he was driving smashed into one of the archway pillars at City Hall. The former member of the Sonoma Planning Commission said he... Continue

The new decorative light poles along Highway 12 in Boyes Hot Springs are being installed.  Concrete work around the poles and paving the road surface should finish on schedule, according to CalTrans.  The new light poles will help alleviate some dark spots near the location... Continue

Today, the CHP and local law enforcement agencies are joining forces again, for part two of the “zero-tolerance” campaign against drivers violating the “hands-free” cell phone law. They will be aggressively seeking out and taking enforcement action against violators. Two weeks ago, the CHP and... Continue

Nineteen times the local school board has met since the beginning of the year, according to board chair Dan Gustafson, making this a particularly hard-working group of five trustees, and their retreat early Saturday morning continued that pattern. Before commencing a closed session for staff... Continue

Here are the lane closures reported by CalTrans for the week of August 24. As always, these are subject to change. In Sonoma Valley, please be advised that there may be one-way traffic control at night on Highway 12 between Trinity Road and Arnold Drive.... Continue

[caption id="attachment_11884" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Staff photo Last weekend’s iWalk event drew Valley children and their families."][/caption] Last weekend local children and their families turned out at Depot Park for an iWalk event aimed at promoting health for children in our community. The event was hosted... Continue

As thousands of Valley children go back to school this week, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District is taking its cue on flu vaccinations from the Sonoma County Office of Education and the Sonoma County Department of Health Services. “Both organizations are recommending vaccinations for... Continue