Walt Williams Baseball is a religion in Sonoma. From T-ball at the Boys and Girls Club to Giants games at AT & T park, the elements are the same: Faith, devotion, inspiration, symbols, sacred histories and tradition. Whether you follow the Abner Doubleday sect (invented... Continue

Sonoma Community Center’s 51st annual Fourth of July parade and celebration take over the Plaza on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is a salute to the Arts in Sonoma Valley. “The arts are a vital component of a healthy community,”... Continue

A unique and generous food program in the Sonoma Valley grew out of an unusual bartering exchange between a chef and a riding instructor. Cathryn Couch, now the director of the Ceres Community Project, whose mission “is to support people in crisis due to a... Continue

Walt Williams - Think about where retail is headed. Need a bike tire, pair of sunglasses, or groceries just program in your order for instant delivery. Everything to your door in the shortest time possible at the cheapest price possible. This is progress, this is... Continue

Tim Tesconi |Special to The Sun Fred and Nancy Cline, owners of a far-flung agricultural and hospitality empire including Cline Cellars and Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in Sonoma, are conservative in their politics as well as the way they tread on the thousands of acres of... Continue

Sonoma is enjoying an energetic theatrical resurgence, thanks to the companies that make up the Sonoma Theater Alliance. Over the past five years, a variety of visions have been produced on the Rotary Club Stage at Andrew’s Hall, from familiar who-done-its to full-blown musical extravaganzas,... Continue

There have been some recent controversies regarding development in Sonoma, e.g. a ballot measure to limit the size of new hotels, bids to limit the overall number of wine-tasting rooms in the Plaza area, and complaints about the flood of private vacation rentals in town.... Continue

HANNA BOYS CENTER Recreation, skill-building, socialization, activity and huge portions of just plain fun—that’s what the Hanna Hawks Summer Camps are designed to provide for your child! Few natural settings can match the Valley of the Moon for its sheer beauty and tranquility, and few... Continue

There are kids who watch a movie or a play, enjoy it,  and move on. And then there are kids who watch a production, go home and reenact it over and over again. Their living rooms become stages as they embody characters, acting, dancing and... Continue