A closure that offered no explanation has, after eleven years, been furnished with one—by a court filing, four days ahead of print. Elsewhere the week is quieter: no fires, no weather alerts, air worth breathing, and two park crosswalks that gamely serve every route but the one people actually take. We have the blotter, the vineyards, fifty-seven wild sightings, and the valley as the Index-Tribune found it in 1925, 1905 and 1886.
Palooza closed without explanation. A court filing supplies one.
The Kenwood brewpub shut after eleven years without giving a reason. Four days before the closure reached print, its owners’ company filed for Chapter 7 liquidation.
Fire, weather & water — week of July 30, 2026
No weather alerts. No active Sonoma County fires. AQI 39. The week’s forecast, air, fire and ground report for Kenwood, Glen Ellen and Oakmont.
Kenwood’s park crosswalks miss the crossing people actually make
Two marked crossings serve Kenwood’s central park. Neither lines up with the street most walkers come from — or with the park’s own paths. Kenwood Plaza Park is the town’s […]
The Blotter — week of July 30, 2026
This week on the valley’s roads: 10 of the smaller emergencies.
Wine & agriculture: the week in the valley — July 30
The week’s news from Sonoma Valley’s vineyards and farms, plus the county’s water and drought status.
Wild things: spotted in the valley this week — July 30
57 wild sightings logged across Sonoma Valley this week, from Annadel to Glen Ellen — in pictures.
This week in history: the valley in 1925, 1905 & 1886
The Sonoma Index-Tribune of 1925, 1905 & 1886, read and retold — arrests, harvests, and the social notes of the week.
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