Sun’s volunteer of the year award goes to…

For her volunteer work teaching English at La Luz Center, educator Joyce Moldovan has been honored with The Sun’s second annual Spirit of the Valley Award. The award celebrates the volunteer who has provided extraordinary, unpaid service over a significant period of time to a... Continue

Food + Drink News Bites for March 19, 2015

The latest food and drink news in Sonoma Valley. Sonoma Food Taxi has launched so now you can enjoy Himalayan food in your pajamas during your next Netflix binge! Sonoma has been notoriously limited on food delivery options for many years, but that changes today.... Continue

New trail open at Jack London

Sonoma Mayor David Cook and First District Supervisor Susan Gorin cut the ceremonial ribbon opening the East Slope Sonoma Mountain Ridge Trail at Jack London State Park. The Glen Ellen park serves as the “gateway” to the new 1.2-mile East Slope, which also adds to... Continue

St. Patrick’s Day Sonoma Valley Style

Tuesday, March 17, everyone is Irish for a day. Here is your guide to the best St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Sonoma Valley. From all day beer fueled fests to foodie specials. Remember: the cops will be out in full force. Call Vern's, Sonoma Taxi,... Continue

Foraging fields of green at Benziger Family Winery

[caption id="attachment_45194" align="alignright" width="420"] Foraging at Benziger Family Winery[/caption] "How allergic are you to poison oak?" Chris Benziger asked me as we both hunched over, trudging slowly, ankle deep, in a muddy forest on his family's winery property. "I don't know if I am, and... Continue

First look at new trails

After two decades of planning, the Bay Area Ridge Trail has been extended over Sonoma Mountain and into Jack London State Historic Park. The new 1.2-mile East Slope Trail, which will open officially on March 14, opens land never before accessible to the public to... Continue

Just wondering about… Early days of the Sonoma Developmental Center

[caption id="attachment_37004" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The Hill property in 1888, which soon afterward was acquired by the State of California for what is now the Sonoma Developmental Center. The central area of the modern SDC occupies the vineyard. The road above the vineyard was the main... Continue

Three-car wreck on Hwy 12

A Sonoma woman lost control of her BMW on Highway 12 in Glen Ellen Sunday, triggering a three-car wreck that injured three and snarled Sunday afternoon traffic. Claudia Duranolivera, 22, of Sonoma, was traveling eastbound when her car crossed over the double yellow line near... Continue

Flapping jacks for mom

Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast: the annual event at the Glen Ellen fire house has full breakfast menu (pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit, juice and coffee), celebratory cocktails for mom and friends, and the first look at the community quilt for the Glen Ellen Village Fair. Proceeds... Continue

Calling all quilters

Lisa Hardy shows off a few squares designed for the annual community quilt, the featured raffle prize and primary fundraiser for the Glen Ellen Village Fair. Volunteer quilters have until March 31 to contribute to the 20-year tradition. The theme is historic Glen Ellen: old,... Continue