Marie Fernandez, Nancy Boerum and Ellen Murphy. Photo by Gina TisellThe Sonoma Valley Chorale kicks off its 35th Anniversary Season, sponsored by the Sonoma Valley Sun, with the annual holiday concert on December 8, 2007, at 8:00 pm and December 9, 2007, at 2:00 pm... Continue
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Barbara Nobles & June Sabel with Giant Christmas Stocking. Submitted Photo. The Giant Christmas Stocking is back!!” Think back to when you were a kid hanging your Christmas stocking by the fireplace—the bigger stocking you hung the more room for Santa to stuff those special... Continue
Sonoma mayor Stanley Cohen shows his support for IndyCar® Series driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who is currently competing on ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars.” Castroneves will return to Infineon Raceway in 2008 for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma... Continue
The Vineyard Center is located at the intersection of Hwy. 12 and Verano Ave. and is known for its blue roofs. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun With its distinctive blue roofs and its location at one of the busiest intersections in Sonoma, The Vineyard Center is... Continue
The City Council at its meeting on Wednesday night passed a motion prohibiting “all unattended displays in the Plaza.” This was the result of a 3-2 vote following lengthy discussion and an earlier vote on the proposed Holiday Display Policy drafted by the city’s attorney.... Continue
The acclaimed Measure E parcel tax for the public schools in Sonoma Valley was defeated by voters Tuesday evening. Most observers were caught off guard by the results. Of the 7,090 votes cast by mail before November 6, it was 55.5% yes and 44.5% no.... Continue
“Measure E for Everybody” ... That’s how the editorial board at the Sonoma Valley Sun had characterized this ballot measure a month ago, in its column dated October 4, 2007. The idea was two-fold: everybody is affected by our local public school system, directly or... Continue
With 30 of 30 precincts reporting, results for measure E are as follows. Yes - 5,346 - 57.0% No - 4,025 - 43.0% Updated: 11:00 p.m. Continue
In a press release on Friday, the Sonoma Valley Hospital announced discussions with the University of California at San Francisco to collaborate with the “CJSCWHW” in order to bring UCSF physicians and surgeons to Sonoma for clinics and surgery locally. The acronym stands for the... Continue
The Wine-bot enjoys a syrah.Here in the wine country, much to-do is made of “pairings,” as in the ubiquitous mash-up of wine and cheese. Other noted pairings include Romulus and Remus (or their modern counterparts Bert and Ernie), Superman and kryptonite as well as laser... Continue