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Celebrating Hanukkah in Sonoma Valley - The Sonoma Index …
Dec 12, 2024 · Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish “Festival of Lights,” starts at nightfall Dec. 25 this year. Sonoma County is taking part in the festivities with dinners, drinks, public menorah lightings and more.
25 new California laws taking effect in 2025 - The Sonoma Index …
Dec 4, 2024 · An array of new laws are set to take effect in California on Jan. 1, 2025. These laws cover everything from cracking down on organized retail theft to increasing protections for actors against ...
Haywood Winery founder dies at 87 - The Sonoma Index-Tribune
Dec 3, 2024 · Peter Haywood was a winemaker, avid sailor and former Marine who built an estate and vineyard on Gehricke Road in Sonoma Valley. He died on Oct. 22 at the age of 87.
Family business infuses Swedish heritage into coffee shop
Nov 19, 2024 · The owners of Barking Dog Roasters have returned with a new brick and mortar coffee shop in Sonoma, inspired by the family’s Swedish heritage. Småstad Coffee Roasters serves the popular Barking ...
The worst crime in Sonoma history: 30 years later
Apr 12, 2019 · Thirty years ago today, Sonoma Valley experienced the worst crime in its modern era. Over the past three decades, court documents and a wide variety of news reports have filled in the blanks on a ...
Sonoma Valley musician produced ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a …
Dec 12, 2024 · The Christmas song everybody has an opinion about, “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” has a surprising Sonoma connection. Gary Potterton, lead guitar player in a few bands that play in the ...
Where the water buffalo still roam in Sonoma Valley
Dec 17, 2024 · Audrey Hitchcock of Ramini Mozzarella is still caring for her herd of water buffalo in a former Clydesdale pasture off Arnold Drive -- but she’s hoping to find a new place for them to roam.
Controversial trail name changed at Jack London State Historic Park
Nov 14, 2024 · The Coon Trap Trail trail in Jack London State Historic Park has been renamed Trap Trail by the California State Parks Department after some visitors became uncomfortable with its name.. The trail ...
Sonoma Valley Chabad Jewish Center members gather to share …
Dec 17, 2024 · New Jewish Chabad Center opens to share faith and community. Newly formed Chabad Jewish center in Sonoma strives to be warm, welcoming place for Jewish community to connect and strengthen bonds