A Refuge Saved: How the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center’s Priests and Followers Battled the Nuns Fire
The fire that consumed more than 50,000 acres, took three lives, and burned more than 1,300 structures threatened to torch the Zen Center’s 81 acres.
Issue: September / October 2019
Photo Essay: Harvest – A Year in the Making
Photographer Kent Porter captures the changing landscape leading up to fall, this most exalted of seasons.
Where to Celebrate Day of the Dead in Sonoma County
Local Day of the Dead celebrations invite lost loved ones to join the party.
Hot Wine Country Experience: Thursday Night Dinners at Edge in Sonoma
Housed in a Victorian in downtown Sonoma, private wine club Edge opens its doors to the public each Thursday evening to serve a three-course tasting menu. It's an event not to be missed.
8 Sonoma County Cider Makers You Should Know
As the hard cider craze continues, here’s our guide to navigating local offerings.
Go If You Dare: Ghost Tours Take Participants to Sonoma’s Haunted Places
Wine isn't the only spirit to be found in the town of Sonoma.
Best Sonoma Wineries to Visit Right Now, Harvest Season 2019
Toast the many grapegrowers, farmworkers, and winemakers who are responsible for the premium wine being crushed, blended, and bottled.
Find a Cheese Lover’s Paradise at New Valley Ford Cafe and Shop
There’s a former Meadowood chef in the kitchen, pastries from an in-house pastry chef, a cozy bar with local wine and beer, picnic grab-and-go items — and plenty of cheese.
Mountain Lions in Sonoma County, and a Man’s Mission to Save Them
For more than a century in the American West, the policy of ranchers toward livestock-killing big cats was summed up by an alliterative death sentence: “Shoot, shovel, and shut up.”
Rugged Hillside Lot Above Sonoma Valley Becomes Dream Home with a View
The home boasts magnificent views of Sonoma Valley and the Bay Area. It looks straight across to Marin County’s Mount Tamalpais.