Cannabis Country: Meet the new generation
At the age of 22, I didnāt drink alcohol or smoke marijuana, either. I didnāt know anything about pot, though I assumed it was a dangerous drug that would damage my brain. As a student I didnāt want to fry my precious brain cells.
Ripe Rewards: Junior college recipe gives zukes zest
The Zucchini Festival takes place Sept. 14 at the Healdsburg Farmers Market: zucchini decorating competitions, giant zucchini contests and zucchini car races. It is such a blast to be a part of and/or to watch.
Ripe Rewards: Peaches
Peach season has begun. Our 20th season. Hard to believe. When we bought the farm, Patrick was a baby and now heās 21. Eusebio, our invaluable farm manager, has been with us from the start, and we are forever grateful. Brian and I, well,...
Decoding Teenagers: Looking Good on Paper
My sister and nephew are in the throngs of his final college application processāthe personal essay. This essay, they tell me, is a deal breaker. The 650 words have to wow the reader, impress them and bring them to tears. As my sister put it, āYou have to look good on paper.ā
Idlewood 3
February may be a short month, but there is still time to celebrate Presidentsā Day, the Lunar New Year (itās the Year of the Rooster ā Gung Hay Fat Choy), Mardi Gras (with beignets at Parish?) and more. Send your news on festivities to IDlewood 3ā¦ā at idlewood3@hbgtrib.com. Idlewood was the original telephone exchange for Healdsburg. Now, āHedda Healdsburgā wants to know all!
Letters to the Editor, July 4
An open letter to the folks who vandalized the Pride flags in Cloverdale and Windsor
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 nonprofitās 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.



















