For thousands of years, indigenous tribes managed native food crops such as acorns, berries, shellfish, and wild game in the Sonoma Valley. Spanish settlement brought cattle and other livestock as well as traditional European crops, such as wheat, barley, legumes, orchard fruits, figs, olives, and... Continue
[caption id="attachment_37006" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The Home for the Care and Training of Feeble Minded Children, on the eastern slopes of Sonoma Mountain, in 1910.[/caption] Scheduled to close by the end of this year, the Sonoma Developmental Center will soon undergo transformations sure to affect... Continue
Supervisor Susan Gorin will present a post-fire update at a meeting of the Springs Community Alliance on Thursday evening, January 16, covering the County’s re-organization in response to the October firestorms, housing rebuilding, debris cleanup, and economic recovery plan. Gorin will also continue community discussions... Continue
[caption id="attachment_18544" align="alignnone" width="420"] $1 oysters at Shiso’s weekly happy hour[/caption] Young or old, rich or poor, who doesn’t love a good happy hour? In my home state of Indiana, happy hour is illegal, out of fear that patrons will binge drink themselves into an... Continue
Try living in a community in decline due to the conversion of housing to these short-term tourist rental businesses! Glen Ellen’s population has dropped by more than 40 percent since 2000 (Census data, not just my pissed-off take on things). We no longer have a... Continue
Sidewalk work and construction is underway on Arnold Drive in Glen Ellen, from the bridge to the corner of Warm Springs. There will be intermittent shoulder closures, says the County, with minimal impacts to traffic, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p,m. Continue
[caption id="attachment_47948" align="aligncenter" width="420"] BYOB - Cellar Night starts at Olive & Vine[/caption] Starting this Thursday, Olive & Vine is offering free corkage on wines that guests bring with them to dinner. The restaurant is encouraging guests to bring vintage Sonoma wines, specifically those that are... Continue
Tony Stewart, owner of Madrone Vineyards Estate, welcomes guests Tuesday to the re-opening of what had been Valley of the Moon Winery. Originally planted in 1863, the Glen Ellen facility was one of the first wineries in California. The 60-acre property has 41 acres of... Continue
[caption id="attachment_51430" align="aligncenter" width="286"] We're gonna fight over that mozzarella. Aventine's new caprese salad. (Aventine)[/caption] Aventine, the rustic Italian restaurant located in Jack London Village in Glen Ellen, has announced a new spring menu. This is welcome news! Since its much buzzed about opening last year, little... Continue
[caption id="attachment_51097" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The Red Barn farm stand at Oak Hill Farm (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)[/caption] It's a beautiful morning at Glen Ellen's Oak Hill Farm. The clouds break apart and the sun peeks out over the 700-acre ranch, right next to the Mayacamas Mountains. Barn... Continue