Summer school
It’s a little early to write one of those “How I spent my summer” essays but there’s nothing wrong with getting a head start on a writing assignment. Besides, the choices and experiences for the short months between school years — for youth, teachers and all others — have multiplied and morphed since the lazier days of summer lifeguards, pumping gas or washing cars.
Snapshot: Blow That Horn
Perhaps the most famous trumpeter of the 20th century, Louis Armstrong was a force of nature on the music scene from the 1920s through 1971, when he passed away from a heart attack.
Born in 1901, his New Orleans neighborhood, “the Battleground,” was a tough...
Forays into the Fourth District: Leveraging funds for affordable housing
On Feb. 4, I joined my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors in voting to approve $2.6 million in loans from the County Fund for Housing to support the construction of 135 new housing units. $1.5 million of those loans will fund the construction of affordable housing in the Fourth District — 41 multi-family units at the Mill District. These one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes will provide critically needed affordable housing in downtown Healdsburg.
Someday we’ll laugh bout this . . . right? Blank Years Old
A friend posted a challenge on Facebook to share how old you are, without using any numbers. I love taking trips down memory lane and letting the images, smells, feelings and sounds wash over me. It’s like pulling out old family albums or yearbooks and falling back through time to a time that feels as recent as yesterday. I let my mind wander back, and here’s a few of the things I could come up with.
Let’s Book It
Happy New Year — or perhaps Happy Innovating Year! “Learning never exhausts the mind.” (Leonardo da Vinci) Get energized; resolve to try/learn something new. Ukulele lessons? Writing a memoir? How about sharing or challenging authors’ viewpoints at book discussions? Or, with your child, practicing magic tricks, exploring ideas in physics, or working with LED lights? Creative ideas, fresh methods, up to date technology and imaginative solutions are offered by your library to make 2018 the best year ever. Grab your curiosity, and steer yourself in to a Happy New You.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.
