Meadowcroft Wines come to Cornerstone Sonoma

Winemaker Tom Meadowcroft, owner of Meadowcroft Wines, has taken over the Roots In Sonoma tasting room at Cornerstone to showcase his three wine labels: Meadowcroft, Magito and Thomas Henry. Meadowcroft Wines has been housed at Roots In Sonoma since February. The changeover is effective as... Continue

Salsa Trading Company celebrates 20 years with anniversary sale

If you haven’t stepped into the chic Salsa Trading Company outpost on Broadway, just before Napa Road, you’ve missed out some of the best Wine County furniture and décor that the Valley has to offer. Owners Edna Hayes and Bruce Needleman cater not only to... Continue

Sonoma Promo relocating, expanding

Construction had begun on Sonoma Promotional Materials’ new building. Located at 841 West Napa Street, the company plans to occupy the expanded space in early January 2011. Bernard and Judith Friedman, owners and founders of Sonoma Promotional Solutions initiated design of the new facility in... Continue

Survey: business confidence on the rise

How is your business doing compared to the same time last year? More than 70 percent of local firms reported that their businesses are doing slightly or significantly better than a year ago, according to a survey by the Sonoma Valley Economic Development Partnership. The... Continue

Tourist numbers heating up after cold start

After a cold winter of first quarter room tax figures frozen at record-low numbers, the hospitality sector has warmed up nicely, according to industry sources. “It’s like the good old days,” said Bill Blum, general manager of MacArthur Place Inn & Spa. Currently, Blum said,... Continue

Pipe shop opens in Springs

[caption id="attachment_18187" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Mark Burton and Stan Pappas are the owners of Pipe Pirates, a new retail store in the Springs"][/caption] If you’re looking for a new way to smoke tobacco – and granted, some of the 400 devices are not your grandfather’s pipe... Continue

Cinnamon Bear Creekside Inn opens

[caption id="attachment_18191" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Photo by Melania Mahoney. Owner Russ Harrison welcomes guests to the new Cinnamon Bear Creekside Inn on Sonoma Highway."][/caption] The proprietors of the new Cinnamon Bear Creekside Inn, Russ and Mary Ann Harrison, bring a wealth of hospitality experience with them... Continue

Glen Ellen’s newest gallery

[caption id="attachment_18038" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Featured artists meet at Shirley Roberts’ new gallery in Jack London Village. Shown here are Lee Heili Terminello and Shirley Roberts of Sonoma, Heidi Pelot of Cotati, Bobbie Kabage of Sebastopol and Barbara White Perry of Sonoma with Sammy the Westie.... Continue

Broadway Quilts offers something for everyone

Not just a shop for quilters, Broadway Quilts has stepped in to a void left when Sonoma’s only sewing store - Kay’s Fabrics – closed a number of years ago. The newly opened store next to Broadway Market is light and bright with all manner... Continue

Don Sebastiani & Sons promotes industry veteran to CFO

Don Sebastiani & Sons, a family-owned wine company based in Sonoma, has promoted 29-year wine and spirits industry veteran Tom Hawkins to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As CFO, Hawkins will continue to be responsible for day-to-day financial operations at the company. Hawkins... Continue