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And on the Sonoma Patch calendar - Annual Northbay Craft Bash

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Hello Sonoma! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's changing on Third Street West for Sonoma's walkers and cyclists?
  • How Sonoma's new public art plans could reshape your daily surroundings
  • Record-breaking Sonoma Mountain ranch sale reshapes the county's luxury market

Also on today's calendar: Annual Northbay Craft Bash and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 84 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
  • Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Traffic circle in Sonoma comes out as bike and pedestrian improvement plans move ahead (norcalpublicmedia.org) — A temporary traffic circle near Sonoma Valley Hospital is being removed for street maintenance as the city rethinks how best to slow cars and protect people walking and biking on Third Street West. Sonoma planners still aim to turn the corridor into a bike boulevard and are weighing options like all-way stops and speed humps, alongside other new crossings and a raised Junipero Serra Bike Path crosswalk.
   

• Museum to Host a Conversation About Public Art in Sonoma (sonomasun.com) — Sonoma residents are invited to a Sept. 3 conversation at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art about the future of public art in town, including a proposed Percent for Art in-lieu fee. City cultural and parks leaders will discuss strengthening Sonoma's public art program and how it can enhance local public spaces, reflect the city's character, and support the local economy.
   

• Sonoma Mountain Ranch Sale Sets County Record (patch.com) — A 1,119-acre ranch on Sonoma Mountain in Sonoma Valley just sold for $38.5 million, setting a new Sonoma County residential sales record. The extensively renovated estate, known as "The Summit," includes multiple residences, lakes, greenhouses, and broad privacy, though the buyer's identity has not been disclosed.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Quirky Cakes N' Desserts makes more than just the most delicious inventive cakes you'll ever eat!
    Pastry chef Hannah Encarnacion also makes other tasty, inventive desserts! quirkycakesndesserts.com (Nextdoor Hyde / Burndale / Pearson / Perry)
  • Sonoma Valley Unified School District posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian in Sonoma. Apply here.
  • ABM Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Sonoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sonoma here.

🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ellen

  • The 'Tuscany Of America' Is Quietly Stealing Napa's Thunder (thetravel.com)

Kenwood

  • The Camino de Sonoma offers hikers a physical and spiritual journey (eastbaytimes.com)

Rohnert Park

Ok Sonoma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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