At the Sonoma Developmental Center on Saturday, John Doyle, chief deputy director of the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS), told a gathering of parents and guardians of SDC residents, “Resources must be available in the community before transition takes place. We’re aware of the concerns and we take them very seriously.”
The long-awaited Central Sonoma Valley Trail could be a reality sometime in 2015.
The Sonoma Wine Country Weekend has been a highly successful fundraiser, taking in some $12 million in charitable donations since it was first established in 2008. But by any standard, 2013 was a banner year.
A diverse menu of items will fill the plate of Sonoma Planning Commissioners Thursday, starting with a review of a use permit for TIPS Tri-Tips, a mobile food trolley at 455 W. Napa, where Sorrento Imports and Café Scooteria are located.
It’s a new week, which means a new debate is brewing over the décor of a Plaza business.
Who can deny those big brown eyes? Bessie, a 3-1/2-year-old female black lab mix, has been at Pets Lifeline for more than a year now, and staff at the shelter are making it a priority to find her a “forever home.”
The Sonoma Valley Unified School district board will be discussing alternative credits toward graduation when it meets tonight, Tuesday, March 11.
The Sonoma Chamber’s business showcases are the Valley’s largest business promotional and networking events.
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services will present a workshop on the Affordable Care Act at 11 a.m., Friday, March 14, in the Sonoma Valley Regional Library’s Forum Room.
Walt Williams’ Creekside High School students were on the Plaza Friday afternoon protesting fracking for oil.
While out looking for newly blooming mustard in vineyards, I-T photojournalist Robbi Pengelly came across a turkey vulture that was evidently eyeing something to eat. The turkey vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion. The birds are protected under the Migratory Bird treaty Act of 1918.
Thankfully, no one from Sonoma’s sister city Kaniv was killed in the bloody days in Kyiv (Kiev) two weeks ago, but nearly 100 people were, and flowers and candles are clustered outside City Hall. People continue to send donations and to go to the capital to support the continuing vigilance. Now, with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, they are deeply worried.
Sonoma recently received an “F” from the American Lung Association for its lack of oversight on cigarette smoking – and some City Council members took it to heart.
The idea that led to the creation of Mary Anne Radmacher and Liz Kalloch’s new book was simple, and one that Radmacher had for most of her life: positive notes can inspire and empower people.
The Sonoma Biochar Initiative, a project of the Sonoma Ecology Center, is offering two separate workshops about biochar and showcasing the conservation burn method, featuring instructor Peter Hirst, on Friday March 21, at Circle Bar Ranch, 25700 Arnold Drive, in Sonoma.
The Sonoma Chamber’s business showcases are the Valley’s largest business promotional and networking events.
A documentary about Glen Ellen resident and bio-acoustician Bernie Krause’s exploration into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge several years ago, will be previewed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 First St. E.
They came out in droves Monday night, braving the rain, filling the parking lot, packing the council chambers and spilling out into the entry room, umbrellas in hand.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is warning county residents that scam artists may be calling.
A free Wellness Fair, sponsored by the Sonoma Whole Foods store and Sonoma Valley Hospital, will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the store, 201 W. Napa St.
Police call it an “agency assist” when one department comes to the assistance of another, as happened in Sonoma on Feb. 22, after the Rohnert Park Police Department asked Sonoma police for help locating a suspect in a domestic assault case.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season, which ends on Easter Sunday. The Rev. Mike Kelly, pastor at St. Francis Solano Catholic Church, was putting ashes on parishioners’ foreheads during a mid-morning service.
Sonoma Valley High Leadership team members, from left, Aaron Pino, Maria Hawing, Carmelita Bastress and Ishga Rousseau were among more than 100 volunteers who participated in a cleanup at the high school last Saturday.
Following a lengthy public hearing and a near-record procession of speakers, the Sonoma City Council voted 4-1 against an appeal to rescind Planning Commission approval for a bright pink door and façade on the front of Grandma Linda’s Ice Cream shop at 408 First St. E.
When you buy CornerStone, the unique nine-acre art-garden property south of Sonoma on Highway 121, you’re buying the beautiful buildings, the metal sculptures and the rows of olive trees.