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October 27, 2026

Flashbacks: A look back at local history, Jan. 10

100 years ago – January 23, 1919

Is your toilet also a trash can? No!

Most things do not belong in the toilet. In fact, it is easier to list what can go in: water, toilet paper, pee and poo (the three P’s).

Letters to the Editor 11-14-13

A change in tradition

Sonoma Stronger

The smoke has cleared from the skies overhead but tons of ashes still remain where homes and whole neighborhoods once stood just two weeks ago before the northern California wildfires struck on Oct. 8. The skies may be clear, but our futures are not. Our county just suffered an historic natural disaster, the most destructive wildfire ever in California. We are facing questions and impacts that no one has ever been challenged with before.

Securitize the Children

editor: In a recent newspaper article it was said that, ā€œGoldman

Library Keeps Doors Open, Programs Going

Art installation hammer in Healdsburg
What a year this has been for the library—it seems like we have been planning and preparing for the Building Modernization Project for so many years, and yet the final few months in the lead-up to our temporary move to the Healdsburg Community Center were positively exhausting...

Snapshot: Passing Shadows

Sadly, last weekend’s eclipse was not visible while hiking, due to cloud cover, but there was a noticeable darkening of sky and forest. While walking this trail a lovely waterfall appeared, brightening the darkening day with a glinting trickle. Walking in a natural setting can...

Flashbacks: A look back on local history

The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. Admission is always free at the museum, open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Burg Savvy

little waterfalls

Confusing cannabis vote

Marijuana continues to be in the local news just as we promised last year that it would. The latest news is next week’s special election to create a ā€œcannabis business taxā€ in the unincorporated areas of Sonoma County. The single ballot item is called Measure A.
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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.