There’s a lot to be thankful for this year
Given the events of the last month, November truly feels like a month of gratitude for our whole community.
Snapshot: The OG conservationists
Living in a tech-dominated world, it’s hard to imagine a day or year without a cellphone or car, yet that is every day, every year, for the Amish.
Someday We’ll Laugh About This … Right? And we’re off
We are just over a week into summer break, and we’ve tackled quite a few items from Thomas’ Summer List.
Decoding Teenagers: The Open Road
The other day I had an enlightened “ah-ha” moment. As I was arguing with my teen daughter about driving her to and from three different places after school, she stops and looks at me and asks, “What’s wrong with driving? Why is it such a big deal to go from one place to the other? Isn’t driving fun, Mom?” Her questions took me aback and got me thinking.
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.















