Great Redwood Trail faces Skunk Train setback
Even as the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA) board gave final approval to the ambitious 300-mile rail-to-trail route across three counties, the project came face-to-face with an obstacle it was unable to avoid. Not a canyon or a gulf, nor an earthquake or a typhoon, but a little stretch of rail called the Skunk Train.
Snapshot: Bottlebrush’s bizzy bees
Approximately 20,000 bee species are recognized globally with 4,000 native to North America. Only about 10 species are true honeybees.
Loopy ‘Ladies’ of farce in Cloverdale
To enjoy a Ken Ludwig farce, one must fully engage one’s suspension of disbelief as miraculous coincidences, ridiculous impersonations and preposterous behaviors take center stage. Doubly so for this particular production of 'Lovely Ladies' in Cloverdale.
Things to do in Healdsburg, April 23-30
Help design Healdsburg’s Magical Bridge inclusive playground coming to Badger Park. Learn about the Magical Bridge concept, share your ideas and talk about how this project fits into the long-term plans for Badger Park. Thursday, Apri 30...
Rising star in the kitchen
Melissa Yanc’s culinary path began at her grandmother’s side, learning her way around a kitchen since childhood. Over 16 years in the hospitality industry, she honed her craft through pastry school before opening her first bakery in Denver at the young age of 23.
Peds tread cautiously where cars once slowed
Mid-afternoon on Friday the 13th of March, a silver Tesla bounced over the sidewalk and struck a light stand and crosswalk alert button at the corner of Healdsburg Avenue and Plaza Street, according to police reports. The driver was seen getting out of his vehicle, surveying the damage and then getting back behind the wheel and continuing southbound on Healdsburg toward the Roundabout.
‘Word Art’ in everyday life
Word/Art Month culminates with a reading by former California Poet Laureate David Gioia on Friday, April 24, at The 222. Gioia, also the former head of the National Endowment for the Arts, will be joined by two other state poets laureate, Denise Low of Kansas and and former Colorado Poet Laureate David Mason.
When does memory become history?
The new exhibition at the Healdsburg Museum puts history front and center in the lives of many of the museum’s visitors themselves. It’s not about 19th century gold-diggers or pre-Columbian basket weaving, but the era of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll: the 1970s.
Things to do in Healdsburg, April 16-24
While Healdsburg is hoping to become Bourdeaux, Geyserville is looking more at Calgary for its model. ping demonstrations, stagecoaches through downtown, custom hat and boot branding, and live country music all day, added to food, wine and whiskey tasting from four local restaurants and six wineries.
‘Gentlemen Hounds’ play the net
“Today we joked that we were going to have to throw away the balls after the match, because everyone was hitting so hard,” said coach Mary Beth Chandler after the match. “It isn’t an exaggeration.”
Arts & Entertainment
Chicano play ‘remounts’ at the Raven
Brothers John and Gabriel Fraire have written two plays so far, including the one opening this weekend at the Raven, "Who Will Dance With Pancho Villa?" Or rather “re-opening"—in a rare turn, the Raven is bringing January’s production back to the stage intact.






















