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Finally we can enjoy that west coast delicacy of the sea, Dungeness crab. While those of us who grew up around San Francisco think Dungeness is our proprietary brand of crab, you should try its sweetness from off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.  Crabbers compromised with distributors about 10 days ago [...]

We hate to see any local business have troubles, which some are these days. But the well known family of Tony and Alina, who have been the most recent owners of the historic Little Switzerland in El Verano, need the community’s support, and they deserve it.  The Garcia family has made great contributions to Sonoma [...]

 Fairmont CARES, a charitable foundation of Fairmont Hotels, including the Sonoma Mission Inn, has committed to “partnering” to the tune of $10,000 to Sonoma Valley High School’s Agriculture Department for development of the school’s agricultural programs, including the vegetable garden, orchard, vineyard, and animal husbandry programs.  The money will be paid over the next two [...]

 Some of us live in neighborhoods where vans of kids arrive to trick-or-treat on Halloween, some of us live remotely and drive kids to those neighborhoods, and some of us live in places where no one shows up at all. Unfortunately it is no longer cool to make cupcakes or popcorn balls for visiting Darth [...]

During some recent shopping therapy we ran into Catherine Venturini (family name of Catherine Driggers) of Olive & Vine restaurant and catering, who proudly waved her new sparkling diamond engagement ring from musician, sommelier and restaurant manager John Burdick.  There they were on Moon Mountain, having ventured to their “favorite secret spot” when John pulled [...]