Under The Sun: Interview with artist, professor Chester Arnold

I hear you were raised in Germany. Is that true? Yes, my family moved to Munich, Germany when I was five, and I went to school and lived there until I was 15. Honestly, it gave me a European sensibility; I had great teachers, took... Continue

Pink Moon will be a beautiful sight in Sonoma

[caption id="attachment_48248" align="alignnone" width="420"] Last April's total lunar eclipse (Photo credit: Anne Dirkse, CC BY SA 4.0)[/caption] "I saw it written and I saw it say, pink moon is on its way," - Pink Moon, Nick Drake California will be the best place on the US mainland... Continue

Neighborhood Night at Olive & Vine

[caption id="attachment_47948" align="alignnone" width="420"] View from our table at Olive & Vine's Neighborhood Night[/caption] It must have been in the stars this month, as three things happened that put Olive & Vine on my radar: 1) Sommelier and co-Owner John Burdick won the Concierge Alliance... Continue

Food + Drink Bites: April 2 2015

The latest food + drink news, events and calls for your participation in and around Sonoma Valley. Send your news to our Food + Drink editor, Sarah Stierch, at [email protected]. news bites Easter Eats are abundant and I've selected my top picks for picking up... Continue

Report: Sonoma Valley Hospital has $104 million economic impact

Sonoma Valley Hospital generates $104 million in total economic activity and supports 658 jobs within the hospital and in other business sectors, according to a new study commissioned by the hospital. “Hospitals in general are an important part of the economic engine for a region,... Continue

Return of the boarding house

The Sonoma City Council on April 6 will officially hear the first of an ordinance, drafted by the Planning Commission and submitted basically under protest, dealing with Boarding Rooms – a dusty old term now meant to describe a short-term rental in an owner-occupied, single-family... Continue

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

Refreshing wine choices for warmer weather

Even though the warmer weather around here seems to have started around the first of the year, I have to say that it’s an incredible, stunning day in April. I have surrendered to the “no winter” plan Mother Nature has for 2015 and I am... 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