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High numbers, low race times at Sonoma Valley Footrace & Festival
More than 170 runners participated in the 5k and 10k footraces winding through the Sonoma Developmental Center for the 3rd Annual Sonoma Valley Footrace and Festival on June 20.
Wine is an art -- winemaking is a highly skilled craft. In Catalan, the language of Barcelona, "artesa" translates into craftsman.
The world's largest winery is rotting on the edge of San Francisco Bay
One of the side effects of writing history is looking at a street and not seeing the 21st century buildings, but imagining instead those structures that stood there a hundred years ago.
The Economics of History - Every Crisis is an Opportunity
Within every crisis is an opportunity. The I-Ching, an ancient Chinese book of wisdom, states that every crisis carries two elements, danger and opportunity.
Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:12 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:12 p.m. Click to enlarge Rise and shine Sonoma's Big 3 Dine r elevates low-brow diner classics to spa-set grandeur.
Glen Ellen resident runs for Governor
Brian O'Hara, 49, is fed up. The Glen Ellen resident believes that California's politicians are leading the state in the wrong direction and he's ready to do something about it.
State park closures to include Sonoma Mission, Jack London Park
Sonoma's Mission, the Vallejo House, Sugarloaf Ridge and Jack London's Glen Ellen Ranch are among the 220 state parks slated for closure after Labor Day, part of Gov.
Serene elegance at Matanzas Creek Winery
There are only two wineries open for visits in Bennett Valley, the pocket-size, fiercely development-protected area nestled between southeast Santa Rosa and Glen Ellen.
Condition of young collision victim improves
The condition of Glen Ellen's Brad Dreyer, the 20-year-old injured last week while riding a skateboard on West Spain Street, has been upgraded from critical to serious at Santa Rosa's Memorial Hospital.
Don't stop believing - " Journey to hit Sonoma Valley
Tickets went on sale this past Tuesday, May 26 for the 23rd Annual B.R. Bohn Charity Events Fall Music Festival & Celebrity Golf Classic to take place this October 3 and 4. Not only will regulars The Doobie Brothers be in town, but this year they are to be joined by Journey as well as Little Feat, Pablo Cruise, and others.
Governor Wants Pay Cuts, Park Closures to Deal with State Budget Deficit
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants thousands of state workers to take a 5 percent pay cut as part of his plan to deal with a budget deficit estimated at $24-billion for the fiscal year that begins July 1st.
Motorcycle hits skateboarder on West Spain
A motorcycle nearing the Plaza on West Spain Street crossed the dividing line early this morning, striking a skateboarder and sending both men to the hospital with major injuries.
Ripe bananas key to tasty cake
Florence Shimano of Glen Ellen, Calif., was looking for a recipe for banana cake like the one her mother used to make.
There are two kinds of assumptions. In science, a theory is an assumption, and it is the basis for how one interprets data collected during a scientific study.
Cab lovers trip to Napa/Sonoma
I'm one half of a young NYC couple heading to spend 4 days in Napa/Sonoma. While I have exhausted my research on chowhound and the web, I'm now suffering from information overload.
Smith at Westport burned to the ground on Friday afternoon. Some of the furniture was saved, but owing to the high wind the house was gone in an hour and a half from the time the fire started.
Five-year-old Glen Ellen boy killed by falling tree
Kenwood student Nicholas Musser-Kirby was killed while riding in his family's pickup truck, Tuesday on Bennett Valley Road, east of Santa Rosa.
Inside the Benziger Family Winery
A look inside the Benzier Family Winery. InGrowing up in Sonoma County , vineyard-covered hills were part of the everyday landscape and wine festivals were a community event before words like decanting and viticulture became part of the American lexicon.