photo BY PAUL BUNTING It takes a village to create a new playground. In the case of the one that made its debut last week at the Sonoma Charter School, it took more than 150 volunteers to help dismantle the old equipment, prepare the site... Continue
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Water conservation measures on target Krishna Kumar, general manager of the Valley of the Moon Water District, reports water usage conservation this month surpassed the state-mandated target of fifteen percent, registering an 18.4 percent savings in the Valley overall. Issued July 1 and enforceable through... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Jeannie Fitzsimons in her Showcase gallery in Glen Ellen. The hamlet of Glen Ellen is a bit more colorful these days with the opening of Showcase Gallery. Opened in July in a one-story wooden building next to the historic Chauvet Hotel... Continue
Staff Report Three House MultiMedia has officially launched FilmArt3, a new cinema division helmed by in-house producer-writer-director Daedalus Howell, editor of F•L magazine. Howell’s films have appeared on Showtime, MTV2, the Independent Film Channel and French network Canal+. Howell has assembled a team composed of... Continue
While we in Sonoma Valley are enjoying the late-summer weather, a threat is drifting our way, courtesy of the four-day-old wildfire far to the south of us. An illegal debris burn is the culprit, according to investigators of the so-called Lick Fire that began Monday... Continue
Local grape growers and vintners meet today in Santa Rosa to gather information about the new hiring directives issued from Homeland Security set to take effect next month. The seminar, presented by Michael Saqui of Saqui and Romando Counselors to Management, will address the tough... Continue
In appreciation for the use of their bucolic, sprawling campus, the makers of the feature film "Bottle Shock" will donate a sum of money to the Sonoma Developmental Center .The film's base camp will be staged along Arnold Drive where equipment trailers, catering trucks, and... Continue
The 15th annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction raised $1.2 million over the Labor Day weekend, with the proceeds going to local nonprofits such as the Valley of the Moon Boys & Girls Club, F.I.S.H. and the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation. The first $600,000 was... Continue
Between the relentless twin influences of Hans Christian Anderson and Walt Disney, every American girl grows up clutching wistfully at a singular dream: to be a princess. To be rich and beautiful and adored. To be gowned and coiffed, served and feted, daintily clutching cups... Continue
If you're planning to get away this holiday weekend, you might want to consider heading north.The Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge will be completely closed to traffic Labor Day weekend, beginning tonight at 8p.m. Despite having spent nearly a million-dollars in the last six months to... Continue