Cannabis comes to the Museum of Sonoma County
Kudos to the Museum of Sonoma County for this summer’s bonanza marijuana exhibit. It’s called “Grass Roots” and it’s subtitled “From Prohibition to Prescription.”
Is overwatering the lawn really so bad?
Even though the Russian River watershed has received roughly 130% of the average rainfall this season, it is time to discuss the impacts of overwatered landscapes as the dry weather returns and irrigation controllers turn on.
Humane Society of Sonoma County – Healdsburg Activity Log May 13 – May 19
Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the slideshow (above) of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Sonoma Humane Society, Healdsburg Center.
News ain’t free
As we’ve been telling our news audiences for the past few years, the business of newspapers and reporting local news are facing historical challenges. Thousands of newspapers across America have died, and many towns and cities have become marooned in what are now being called “news deserts.” The loss of journalism jobs has led to communities with no government watchdogs, no local sports coverage and no reliable source to help sort through public conflicts, controversies and celebrations.
Pig out on our town’s agricultural roots
What is 70 years old and for four days provides space for a variety of animals from small chickens to full grown beef cattle; shades booths for school and church groups selling afternoon treats and barbecue dinners; organizes two or three mornings for 4-H...
It’s ‘Big Easy’ to jazz up your meal rotation
Listening to a jazz band improvise recently, I thought of food.
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.
