Snapshot: Harvest Time in Sonoma
Despite climate and global warming concerns, this summer in Sonoma County was relatively cool if measured by the late onset of grape harvests.
Flashbacks Healdsburg
100 Years Ago: Sept. 20, 1923
Grape Shipments Running High as Cars Grow Short
The surplus of refrigerator cars has been exhausted and the Healdsburg district is now on a hand to mouth basis in grape shipping, according to W. E. Hicks, Northwestern Pacific station agent.
There...
Snapshot: Pumpkins’ Fall Colors
Autumn light slashes through a dazzling collection of pumpkins. Once upon a time, it seemed all pumpkins were orange. Now, they come in a plethora of colors ranging from orange to red, yellow, green, white and striped combinations.
Pumpkin is a vernacular term for winter...
Snapshot: Art Trails and de Young Open
For the second time in three years the de Young Museum is holding the de Young Open, a juried show for community area artists. First held in 2020, this year’s Open features artists from nine counties in the Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin,...
Library Programs Focus on Young Readers
As we welcome September in Healdsburg, many of our residents are in full back-to-school mode, and that’s noticeable at the library. Our staff, as well as the teachers, kids and parents, have had their recovery time and gotten the school year running smoothly; now...
Snapshot: Labor Day in Healdsburg
A bas-relief sculpture in Healdsburg along University Avenue harkens back to the days of manual labor when steel and iron workers built skyscrapers that changed America’s city skylines.
The subject matter and style reflects Depression Era art coming from the Federal Emergency Relief Act, which...
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
100 years ago: Aug. 30, 1923Heat Wave Ends as Storm Breaks
A break of almost 20 degrees in the temperature marked the transition of the weather from hot wave to storm conditions. After several days of excessive warmth, with marks of 100 degrees recorded on...
Snapshot: Resting Up for a Life of Service
These fellas are resting now, but they have much work ahead of them. The pupsters shown here and their nine other siblings will be working dogs. They are part of a litter for Canine Companions for Independence.
This organization raises and trains dogs to help...
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
100 years ago
Aug. 16, 1923
Locals Victors in Wild Game of Baseball
In a game loosely played throughout, yet interesting because of the uncertainty of the final result, the Prune Packers on Sunday got back into the winning brackets after dropping two games in a row....
Snapshot: Pickleball Party
Folks are lining up to play pickleball in Healdsburg. There’s a paddle rack and new courts at Healdsburg High School. The bright green and blue colors perk up the tennis facility, now the Pickleball/Tennis facility.
Scheduled play and available courts in Healdsburg, both public and...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Angels’ lands at Raven Performing Arts
:Every Sunday matinee we do a post-show discussion with the audience, so they get a chance to make comments and ask questions of the actors. We saw there were a lot of people who were quite moved and quite touched by the play. So the opening weekend could not have gone better, as far as I’m concerned," said director Steven David Martin.
