It’s a new year. Could it be time for a new you, too? If so, join The Sonoma Valley Sun as we embark on a new community-wide health and fitness initiative called Shape Up Sonoma. We’ve brought together some of Sonoma’s leaders, each of whom... Continue

As has become tradition at The Sun, we’ve asked a few Sonoma notables to share their hopes, dreams and predictions for the new year. Here, while every day holds promise and all things are possible, are some of the replies: “My default is always set... Continue

The spicy, sweet smell of gingerbread can be detected up and down the Valley. From as far north as Chateau St. Jean to the southern outpost at Viansa, elaborate replicas of winery tasting rooms are on display in the fifth annual Gingerbread Winery contest, organized... Continue

[caption id="attachment_22092" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Members of the Sonoma Mentoring Alliance pose for a group photos with some of the residents of Golden Living Center after joining them for Christmas carols. Photo by Melania Mahoney "][/caption] Tis the season of giving and, as it turns out,... Continue

[caption id="attachment_21865" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Some of the boys of the First Saturday Project, left to right: Gus Bolen, Lucas Riverola, Alex Gloe, Danny Maggioncalda, Sam Morgan, Omar Paz, and Greg Maggioncalda, sophomore. Ray Mellinger is pictured beneath the wall. "][/caption] What is your impression of... Continue

Planting trees can be a lot of work as the second crop of Sonoma Valley High School students found out last month. As a part of Project GROW, the students are working to restore eight acres of oak woodlands at Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Bouverie Preserve... Continue

Every spring, while the majority of their peers are deciding between a variety college options across California, a handful of Sonoma Valley High School seniors choose schools far beyond the Golden State. A student’s decision to go outside California comes about for many reasons. A... Continue

[caption id="attachment_21135" align="alignnone" width="420"]  In 1895, Captain H. E. Boyes struck 112 degree water at 70 feet while drilling for a well. He immediately built “the finest hot mineral water resort in California.” Many renovations later, it is today the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and... Continue