Steve and Debbie Barbose xeriscaped their front yard. Instead of tearing up their lawn, they used a sustainable practice of laying newspaper over the lawn and then covering that with mulch. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Over the last several meetings, the Sonoma City Council members... Continue
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Emarie Chervinskas, owner of a new event planning business – A Savvy Event – started working with food, events and people at a young age, because her parents own 10 restaurants and a catering business in northern California. She started helping with catering at age... Continue
The days of spending hours manicuring lawns are over. In fact, lawns themselves are over. Xeriscaping, which is landscaping with minimal if any water requirements, is now de rigueur. Denver Water, which coined the term during the ‘70s droughts, laid out five key principles of... Continue
Joshua Rymer (left) and Timothy Frazer are co-plaintiffs in a case challenging California’s definition of marriage. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Glen Ellen residents Timothy Frazer and Joshua Rymer are among several gay and lesbian couples whose lawsuits were consolidated into the case argued before the... Continue
At a closed meeting last Saturday morning, the school board revisited its decision earlier in the year to support the request of outgoing Superintendent Barbara Young to replace Sonoma Valley High School Principal Micaela Philpot. When Philpot had announced her resignation two weeks ago, the... Continue
The Native Sons of the Golden West Parlor 111 Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun The Native Sons of the Golden West Parlor 111 received a check totaling $5,000 from the Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival. From left to right, Gary Magnani, Jim Schulze, Paula Vinson,... Continue
Photo by Lewis Perdue On Friday afternoon, shortly after lunch, witnesses reported seeing a series of six to nine police cars (reports vary) speeding from both up and down Broadway, sirens screaming. They all came to a halt in front of Sonoma Valley High School... Continue
Sonoma’s homeless shelter open Sonoma Overnight Shelter, which is being called “The Haven,” is finished and ready for occupancy. This long-awaited facility will provide a safe temporary haven for individuals and families in need. The project has been made possible by state and city funds... Continue
George C. Forrester, president of Valley of the Moon Children’s Foundation, died on Thursday at his home in Kenwood at the age of 69. Educated in New England at Exeter and then at Yale, Forrester had made his career in wealth management. He retired in... Continue
April 15 is the next big step in the process to raise the cap on the Springs redevelopment funding. Controversial for its impact on the tabled discussions by the Sonoma City Council regarding possible annexation of the Springs areas, the vote by the county supervisors... Continue