Describing Zipper is pretty much synonymous with describing its owners, Elizabeth Cashour and Steven Saden: fascinating, fun, eclectic and surprising, as well as welcoming, accessible and possessed of an exceptional aesthetic. Fine, but what is the shop? It’s a modern mercantile emporium, according to Cashour... Continue
The new owners of the Pizzeria Capri Ristorante, the Gundeid family, made pizza for parking lot parties after every Dragons home football game this season, a practice started by the former owner, Jacob Begeorges. The pizza tradition has been going on for some 10 years.... Continue
Wine Country Chocolates is a retail space and chocolate tasting room where one can educate one’s palate. Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley Sun If your childhood dreams ever found you inside a chocolate shop where you could taste the different concoctions until you found just the right... Continue
Cornerstone Jewelry is a “jewelry gallery”—half the pieces are designed by Gillian Finch-Inskeep, one of the owners, and the other half is hand-picked at trade shows. But that doesn’t mean everything is expensive—neck chains are $10, freshwater pearl necklaces and bracelets start at $25 and... Continue
Manufactured by a woman’s multipurpose group in Baguio City, Philippines, these paper frames and trivets are made from recycled newspapers. Ryan Lely/Sonoma Vallley Sun For Brian and Candi Smuckler, owners of three stores that specialize in fair trade merchandise, it’s been heartening to find that... Continue
Artisan Bakery has broken its “bottleneck to growth” by con- solidating operations in a large new facility south of Sonoma, on Eighth Street East. The new bakery has been producing for about a month; only the retail shop remains on West Napa Street. The 24/7... Continue
Parkpoint Club manager Ellie Walker in the new, expanded club. Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley SUN The long-anticipated expansion of Parkpoint Health Club in the Maxwell Village shopping center is nearing completion. Stacks of shiny metal weights and strength training machines have replaced the racks of freshly... Continue
It started as a high-quality office building project, then turned “green” when the owners realized, close to the start of construction, that their plan could qualify for LEED certification. Jeffrey Freiburg, one of the owners who is managing the project, calls it a decision that’s... Continue
Laurie Kennedy, owner of Body Technology, uses the Endermologie system to help her clients reduce cellulite and scar tissue. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley SunSometimes workouts and a healthy lifestyle aren’t enough. For those areas of the body that don’t respond to these measures, such as cellulite... 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