SV Vintners & Growers award $24k in scholarships

The Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation (SVVGF) awarded $24,400 in scholarship funds to the college bound children of Sonoma Valley winery or vineyard employees. This year's scholarship recipients and their affiliations include: Mia Castro, Sonoma Valley High School – Beltane Ranch Sara Chavez, Sonoma... Continue

Sonoma teen named California Youth of the Year

Selected among nine outstanding teen Youth of the Year candidates from around the state, Maribel Campos has been named the California Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). Campos, a member of the Sonoma Valley B&G Clubs, is a graduating... Continue

Buy a lobster, support local women & girls

Soroptimist International of Sonoma Valley will be selling live and cooked Maine lobsters at the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce, with all proceeds benefiting local projects facilitated by the local chapter. Lobster sales will support programs like scholarships for Sonoma Valley High School girls and donations to... Continue

Sustainability…. What does it mean?

Sustainability is a term in widespread use, if not overuse, and its precise definition continues to evolve. We’ve asked a variety of people involved in exploring sustainability to provide their view of it from particular points of view. As you will see, like beauty, sustainability is... Continue

Meeting topic: Shaping SDC’s future

Members of the Sonoma Developmental Center Coalition believe that the best hope for “saving” the Center is not to fight for the status quo, but to develop an entirely new vision for how the facility can serve a host of community needs and still provide... Continue

Mike Benziger named Green Personality of the Year

Mike Benziger has been named 2015 Green Personality of the Year by Drinks Business, the leading spirits, beer and wine magazine in the United Kingdom. The magazine's Green Awards celebrate the work that industry leaders (both individuals and businesses) are doing to promote and incorporate sustainable... Continue

More access to cancer support program

Cancer Support Sonoma has expanded its services to a twice-weekly schedule, with appointments available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. The program, which began seeing cancer patients in March, offers a range of complementary therapies to help ease the symptoms usually... Continue

Zina Lounge launches at Ledson Hotel

[caption id="attachment_49819" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Wine and food pairings are now being offered at the Zina Lounge at the Ledson Hotel (Cheri Lucas, CC BY SA 2.0)[/caption] The Ledson Hotel's Centre du Vin closed suddenly in January and we watched the French bistro-style restaurant undergo renovations (and the... Continue

Creek to Peak

Greenbelt Alliance and Regional Parks present a 4-mile walk from Sonoma Creek in Maxwell Farms Regional Park on the west side of Sonoma to the top of the Overlook Trail, Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. The outing begins with a meet-and-greet opportunity with Teri Shore, Greenbelt... Continue

April in Carneros & Tomatomania at CornerStone [Photo essay]

This past weekend, two events took place in Sonoma Valley: April in Carneros, the annual wine and food event that celebrates the Los Carneros AVA region of Sonoma and Napa, and Tomatomania, world's largest heirloom tomato sale. Both events coincided at CornerStone, the mixed use... Continue