Dear Bonnie: I’m 17 and I just landed a summer job at a restaurant on the Plaza. Do I have to pay taxes on the tips I’ll be getting? I’ve heard two different stories about that. Also, how many exemptions should I take on this... Continue
My wife surprised me a few weeks ago when she announced that she thought we should follow Giants’ baseball this year. “It will,” she said, “be fun.” I should note that we like to watch the World Series when we can, but to call us... Continue
The colorful, almost cartoon-like style of artist Roger Shimomura – a vivid mashup of pop art and Japanese prints — belies the seriousness of his themes. The exhibition “Roger Shimomura: Minidoka on My Mind,” through June 16 at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, confronts... Continue
The difference between the cost of the new construction and equipment for Sonoma Valley Hospital and its original $35 million in bond funding, a gap that once stood at $11 million, has been closed to $2 million. Spurring the capital campaign is the fundraising challenge... Continue
A plan to increase the use of recycled water south of Sonoma has received a $90,000 grant. The award from the North Bay Water Reuse Program will help fund construction of 700 feet of recycled water pipeline along McGill Road. The new line will connect... Continue
Editor: The Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club wishes to thank Sonoma Market for its donation of lunchmeat and to Vella Cheese for its donation of cheese for our Games Day Fundraiser March 22, 2013. Due to their generous donations, and the donations of others, the Woman’s... Continue
Editor: I am collecting signatures for the Hotel Limitation Initiative because I grew up in Monterey during urban renewal when the city government knocked down the center of town and left it a vacant lot for 11 years. Several good things came out of that,... Continue
Will the mustachioed villain overcome the forces of good and cuteness when LillieRose Singletary (as Gunshot Gabby), Emily Decker (Calamity Jane) and Adrienne Otten (as Annie Oakley) come to the rescue? All will be revealed in Dunbar School’s fifth-grade production of “A Bad Day at... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital announced today that it has notified a group of patients of a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy breach that involved the hospital inadvertently posting limited patient information on the hospital’s website. The hospital reported that the information was removed... Continue
It’s delightful. So easy to love, it gets under your skin. C’est magnifique. Seems like you could write a review of a Cole Porter show just using Cole Porter lyrics. His songs are the core of “Let’s Misbehave,” the original Silver Moon Theatre Company production... Continue