Sonoma Developmental Center: A future in the balance

(By Will Shonbrun) Changes are coming to the Sonoma Developmental Center – but what kind, and when? The unknowns -- forced by a state mandate to close the facility within 10 years – were the focus of a public meeting convened and chaired by the center’s... Continue

Easter Weekend: Sonoma Valley Style

As a child in the Midwest, Easter generally meant two things: chocolate and éclairs. Buffets were big business, something most families participated in regardless of religious affiliation. Families of all backgrounds would dress up and make reservations months in advance to visit a fancy hotel or restaurant... Continue

Transcendence Theatre opens June 19

Transcendence Theatre Company’s "Broadway Under The Stars," a series of award-winning concerts featuring accomplished Broadway and Hollywood performers, returns to Jack London State Park on Friday, June 19. Last year’s season included performers from Broadway hits including “Wicked,” “Les Miserables,” “Gypsy,” “Mary Poppins,” “Mamma Mia”... Continue

Library board seeks youth member

The Sonoma Valley Library Advisory Board is accepting applications for a local teenager, in grades 9-12, to become a member of the board. The deadline for applications is Thursday, April 30. The board is a citizen committee that serves to advise the Library Commission on... Continue

Yes to water fluoridation

Editor: Recently, you ran a letter opposing water fluoridation. The writer said most of his friends opposed fluoridation. Well, I would expect his friends are his friends because they are like-minded. I am a dental hygienist, and all of my friends support fluoridation. I firmly... Continue

Sonoman wins $1 million in lottery

[caption id="attachment_47872" align="alignleft" width="205"] Rogelio Espinoza's winning ticket[/caption] Sonoman Rogelio Espinoza has a lot more friends today than he did yesterday. Espinoza won $1 million on a scratch off ticket called California Black Exclusive. The amount was the largest able to be won by a player. Espinoza... Continue

SAY yes to WillMar

Tess Woodbury, a former WillMar Family Grief & Healing Center participant and current volunteer, speaks about the impact WillMar had on her after losing her mother at age seven. Her remarks came at a reception announcing that Santa Rosa-based Social Advocates for Youth will continue the... Continue

Wanted man surrenders in Glen Ellen after CHP chase

A man driving a motorcycle with stolen plates lead the CHP on a chase late Wednesday night from Rohnert Park to Glen Ellen, a 21-mile pursuit over the winding, narrow Bennett Valley and Warm Springs Roads. Once on Arnold Drive, the motorcycle began to malfunction and... Continue

Food + Drink Bites for March 26 2015

The latest food and drink news highlights from Sonoma Valley (and a bit beyond). Send your tips (including Easter events) to our Food + Drink editor Sarah Stierch. [caption id="attachment_47821" align="alignnone" width="420"] Brand spankin' new Envolve Winery logo[/caption] Envolve Winery launches "Get Involved" - So... Continue

Scholarships for college-bound Ag Degree students

Sonoma Valley High School students Trevor Welch, Hannah Herrick, Gabrielle Reed and Alexia Carrillo, with, at right, Andrea Davis-Cetina at her Quarter Acre Farm in Sonoma. The teens are finalists for a scholarship program, launched by Sonoma’s HWY 12 Properties (H12P), for college-bound Future Farmers... Continue