Cover: Fall into the Arts
The season puts big stars and local talent into the spotlight.

News: Last Resort
Sonoma residents are ready to decide the fate of the Rosewood Hotel project.

Understanding Gun Violence: Join Together Online, a project of the Boston University of Public Health, provides community resources for those trying to make sense out school shootings.

Up to the Task?: See how your kids' school did in the state Standardized Testing and Reporting program.

Table Manners: East meets West in family-food fight.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Fall Film: The new season offers everything from big bombs to cinematic shooting stars.

Eastern Western: 'Xiu Xiu' is tragic but non-depressing.

Looking Shaky: 'Unknown Curator' Mickey McGowan on movie-addiction, the 'Blair Witch' craze, and the growing trend toward really bad camera work.

Doctors in the House: Basement Jaxx are good for what ails you with blissful house music on their new album, 'Remedy.'

Music Picks: Reviews of the latest CDs by Guided by Voices, Verbena and G. Love and Special Sauce.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Flamenco Fever: The Gypsy soul of a popular dance form.

Fall Theater: Local companies pull out all the stops for autumn.

Clubland Horrorcoaster: James St. James recalls his murderous days with Michael Alig in 'Disco Bloodbath.'

Please don't forget to write! The Sonoma County Independent welcomes letters commenting on our coverage or other topics of local interest. Please keep all letters at 300 words or less (we reserve the right to edit them for length and style) and sign them (unsigned letters will not be published). A local phone number must be included for verification. Postal: Sonoma County Independent Letters, 540 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Fax: 707/527-1288. Email: [email protected]. Emailers, please include name, city of residence and phone number. Letters printed will list email address unless otherwise specified. Letters to the editor are not currently published in the online version of this paper.