John and Pat Rich ride along the multi-use trail next to the SMART tracks, between 8th Street and College Avenue in Santa Rosa November 1, 2013. The trail is being extended alongside the tracks, allowing cyclists and walkers to move from Cloverdale to Larkspur. (photo by Christopher Chung)

The Train is Coming

A 71-mile pathway being created parallel to the SMART train tracks will allow walkers and cyclists to move from Cloverdale all the way down to Larkspur.

Elias Fotou, 13, of Petaluma makes a gingerbread house at the Gingerbread Doghouse Workshop at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California. (photo by Ramin Rahimian, 2011)

Gingerbread Contest

Traditional gingerbread houses go upscale in Sonoma, Dec. 1 to 31.

The Petaluma Holiday Lighted Boat Parade illuminates the Petaluma River Turning Basin. (photo by Kent Porter, 2012)

Petaluma Lighted Boat Parade

A flotilla of decorated, lighted vessels will gather at Petaluma Turning Basin on Dec. 7

The Mission San Francisco Solano in Sonoma. Photo: Kent Porter

A Mission Christmas

Celebrating the season inside Sonoma's historic mission

Oktoberfests 2013

It's almost Oktober. You know what that means...