Urban wine zone

There’s not a chateau or cave in sight but don’t let the industrial setting fool you. Among the warehouses on Sonoma’s east side are the Eighth Street Wineries, some of the region’s best small-lot producers. On Saturday, February 29, eight tasting rooms throw an open... Continue

Going to an event on Sonoma Plaza? Forget plastic bottles

The year's first large outdoor events on Sonoma Plaza will test the City's new ban on Single Use Plastic, such as water and beverage containers. Under the rule that went effect this year, vendors will no longer be allowed sell beverages in Single Use Plastic... Continue

Final weekend for Amalia Mesa-Bains’ ‘cultural landcapes’

The exhibition “Private Landscapes and Public Territories: Botanicals, Archives and Libraries in the Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains,” is now on view at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. The gallery show, a collection of altars, installations, maps and folding books, runs through September 16. Artist profile by The... Continue

No chateau required

The Garagiste Wine Festival – the term plays on French slang for people who makes wine in their garage – is a gathering of the best wines you’ve never heard of – yet. A hit in Southern California, where the L.A. Times called the exuberant... Continue

Hanna gala to honor outgoing principal

At its 12th annual “Evening With the All-Stars Gala” on April 21, Hanna Boys Center will honor Archbishop Hanna High School Principal Dennis Crandall, who will be stepping down from his current role in June. Hanna’s signature fundraising event, this year’s gala will benefit the... Continue

Holiday feast at Vintage House

Sonoma Valley seniors are invited to enjoy a festive sit-down holiday dinner hosted by Vintage House on Friday, December 22 at 3 p.m. For those not able to attend, volunteer drivers from the Kiwanis Club of Sonoma Plaza will deliver meals. RSVP required to 707.996.0311.... Continue

Concocting new cocktails

With the title of “Sonoma’s Best Bartender” on the line, local mixologists employ all the tricks of the trade for the 11th annual Sonoma Bar Battle on Saturday November 4, 6 p.m. at the Sonoma Veterans Building. The cocktail throw-down challenges teams to concoct... Continue

Walking to end hunger

Sonoma’s seventh annual CROP Hunger Walk (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) on Sunday, April 24, is one of many held each year across the U.S. under the auspices of Church World Service, a consortium of 39 Christian denominations working to alleviate global poverty. Registration begins at... Continue

Building to the Fourth

Margaret Hatcher, Sonoma Community Center’s special projects manager, designed the center’s Fourth of July parade float – a replica of the 100-year-old building on East Napa Street. The structure, built by past board president Jack Lundgren (complete with faux birthday cake) and carried by volunteers,... Continue

Motives for “Little Murders”

[caption id="attachment_53667" align="aligncenter" width="327"] (Photo: Ray Mabry)[/caption] New York in 1967 was a mad, mad world, and not in a funny way. Gritty, noisy, unforgiving, plagued by muggings, power failures, random shootings and obscene phone calls, it was enough to drive a family a bit... Continue