Springs History Will Come to Life in Dramatic Interview at Community Center In May, Sonoma historian and actor George Webber and his history side-kick CW Bayer started their Agua Rica Tour at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa in the Springs. It is a... Continue
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Getting old is weird. I still imagine dancing wildly and climbing steep mountains. Wanting the gusto out of life, I get bright pink tennis shoes to boogie in – instead of high heels. I wonder, would relocating to Italy be fun? Then my mind reminds... Continue
Time passes at a dizzying and accelerating rate as we grow old. At the Jack London Saloon in Glen Ellen I ran into Caterina Landry, a trustee on the Sonoma Valley School Board. We talked generally about high school curriculum and I mentioned the contrast... Continue
Avalon Players Perform "Comedy of Errors" in August By David Bolling We’re sitting in the velour lounge outside the women’s restroom in the Sebastiani Theatre as another day of Performing Arts Camp tapers off, while several dozen budding thespians/dancers/singers squeal and laugh and stick their... Continue
At the helm since the end of this April, Ben has been CFO at the hospital since the spring of 2022. Anna Pier sat down to talk with the young (43) and enthusiastic Interim CEO about his ongoing and new roles, and what he thinks... Continue
~"Cecil was a beloved African lion who rose to fame in 2015 after he was lured outside the protected area of Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, and killed by an American trophy hunter named Walter Palmer."~ Robyn White, Newsweek Journalistic ethics has required your correspondent to... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) has designated two new Groundwater Sustainability Priority Areas—El Verano and Eastside—in response to critical groundwater declines threatening long-term water reliability for homes, farms, and businesses in the region. Despite 20 years of voluntary conservation efforts, groundwater is being extracted... Continue
This Address was given at Sonoma Valley High Graduation in 2025 by Alegria Gabriella A. Silvi Good evening, everyone, and thank you for being here. My name is Alegria Silvi, and I am honored to deliver the salutatory address for you all tonight. First and... Continue
On May 6 the Sonoma County Planning Department (aka Permit Sonoma) declared that a new draft EIR and Specific Plan to guide the commercial development of the Sonoma Developmental Center will be completed and ready for preliminary public review by April of 2026. Some of... Continue
By David Bolling A contentious plan to merge Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS) – and its Unity Kitchen – with Petaluma-based Sonoma Family Meal, has resulted in the resignation of longtime SOS Executive Director Kathy King, the resignation of at least one SOS Board member, and... Continue