Market bell bought to replace old yeller
It’s a cool, foggy morning and weeds are loving the fact that an extra cup of coffee will give them more time to climb.
Commentary: Charting a path forward
As Healdsburg continues to tread forward in the era of COVID-19 and the dialogue of racial injustice weighs heavily in our hearts and minds, our community still faces tension and uncertainty when it comes to reopening our schools, supporting our downtown plaza, housing and food insecurity, health and the protection of our city from fires. I look forward to serving our residents and the city of Healdsburg to make sure that we meet these challenges head-on.
Conservation Corps is county’s hidden gem (copy)
Sept. 21 through 28 is Creek Week in the Russian River Watershed. Join in with this spirit of environmental conservation and community enrichment by getting educated, invested and involved.
Snapshot: Taking it to extremes
The guys and gals from Xtreme Xperience came to Sonoma Raceway last Sunday with 14 supercars, including: a Nissan GT-R, a Corvette Z06 and various Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches, including this 718 Cayman GT4 RS in the photo above.
Flashbacks: Parades past in Healdsburg
The second annual Future Farmers Country Fair, held Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, 1951, at the Legion Grounds, in the opinion of all who participated was a rousing success. Starting with the noon parade Friday there was “something doing every minute.”
Fossil Fuel Math
Next to tackling our affordable housing crisis, most Sonoma County voters and taxpayers put fixing their horrible roads at the top of their “to do” lists. Let’s just hope that when it comes time to join the rest of California and spend billions on...
Silver Linings
SCAC Meeting • Tuesday, April 24 • 2:30 p.m.
The Senior Citizens Advisory Commission will meet at Town of Windsor Council Chambers. Agenda items include a presentation by Sonoma County Council on Aging. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Bocce Ball-Ladies Group • Tuesday, May 1 •...
Arts & Entertainment
Return to the Russian River
When Jake Messing stood in front of the mural he had just completed for Russian Riverkeeper on the north side of the nonprofit’s headquarters at 139 Healdsburg Ave., he had finished more than another mural. He had made a return to the source from the sea himself, like the salmon he portrayed.

















