There will be a limited number of polling places open in Sonoma Valley next week. According to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters, the election is so small that stations are being consolidated for financial reasons. Close to half of the booths will be closed.... Continue
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The theme of last Friday’s “Fashion in the Vineyards” event was “The Devil wears Helen Lyall” but it was the angels in the audience who were the stars of the show. Board president Deborah Emery, who founded the show in 2002, said that this year’s... Continue
Stacey Eulberg takes a swing at the ball, to the accompaniment of her teammates encouraging shouts of, “You can do it, Stacey,” and with a solid “thwack,” the club connects. The ball lands firmly on the green and everyone cheers. This is not the Charles... Continue
Living in Sonoma, with its almost perfect climate, women are subject to more sun exposure than they realize. The damage adds up -- skin gets congested, loses its elasticity and becomes dull. In the winter, cold air and heated homes dry out the skin, making... Continue
No, not silent night – that comes in December. But compared to Halloweens past, last night was indeed quiet. While it was a night of spirited fun, the police reports for the night list a typical number of parking violations and disturbance calls, and only... Continue
In a two-hour meeting Tuesday evening, the Finance Committee of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors considered, among its review of the current financial statements, the timeline presented by CEO Carl Gerlach for passage of general obligation bonds to finance the new... Continue
The Sonoma City Planning Commission at its meeting last week tabled the proposal for “Second Street Lofts,” a three-story development of nine three-bedroom condominiums for the vacant parcel on Second Street West at Perkins Street. It wasn’t that the commission didn’t like the design; it’s... Continue
Beam me up, Chris.Chris Pine, the bedroom-eyed actor who starred as wine-maven Bo Barrett in the locally-produced film “Bottle Shock,” is boldly going where no actor has gone before – well, no actor other than William Shatner. Next year, Pine trades his wine glass for... Continue
The Rev. Carlos Ortega of Agua Caliente's St. Leo's Catholic Church looked out at the sea of people, Latino and white, young and old, who had gathered to say goodbye to 17-year-old Luis Miranda, who was shot to death, police say, by three members of... Continue
The Sonoma Dragons, behind a strong defensive effort in the second half, defeated the Analy Tigers 25-13 Friday night at Arnold Field. Also, Police have identified 17-year-old Juan Calderon of Boyes Hot Springs as the homicide suspect who fired the shotgun that killed Luis Miranda,... Continue