The Sun's Anna Pier sat down with Bill Stallings, long-term volunteer at Sonoma’s local radio station, KSVY 91.3 FM. How long have you been volunteering at the radio station? Since 2011. I told Bob Taylor (station manager), "You're gonna need me as much as I... Continue

January is National Mentoring Month, so the Sun's Anna Pier sat down with the Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance. Our local mentoring program has received governmental and national recognition. That's right.  Kathy Witkowicki, who co-founded the original Stand By Me, and served... Continue

Sonoma County Supervisors recently acknowledged Maite Iturri's extraordinary ongoing contributions to life in the Sonoma Valley. The Sun's Anna Pier sat down with the former El Verano principal who remains deeply invested in Sonoma.   You are from an immigrant family? My father was Basque,... Continue

Under the Sun: Andy Weinberger, bookseller The proprietor of Reader’s Books talks with The Sun’s Anna Pier about how the shop began, 30 years in the business and his own writing career.  So, 30 years. How did it all get started? It's been quite a... Continue

Wilda Vaughn, a well-traveled Navy veteran and the first female commander of Jack London Post 489 of the American Legion, in conversation with The Sun’s Anna Pier. Tell me about "born to serve."  I'm from the South. I'm born to serve my country, my community,... Continue

Sonoma native Molly Curley O'Brien is the Director of Grants and Government Programs for the After the Fire organization. Were you living in Sonoma during the 2017 fires?  No, I had left Sonoma in 2016 to start a masters program at Mills College. My husband... Continue

The Sun’s Anna Pier sat down in Maxwell Park with the Glen Ellen writer. How did you get started writing?  I've always been a writer. In 6th grade I wrote my first mystery novel. When I was in high school, I wrote a fantasy novel.... Continue

Known for her work with Sonoma Arts Live, with bigger-than-life roles in Hello Dolly and Merman’s Apprentice, among others, Dani Innocenti Beem is ready for her close-up as Norma Desmond in the SAL production of Sunset Boulevard. The Andrew Lloyd Weber show, a big influence... Continue