Progressive Urgent Care partially reopens in Sebastopol
Progressive Urgent Care Sebastopol broke its 20-month closure Friday, Nov. 12, opening its doors around the corner from Sonoma Specialty Hospital (SSH) on Palm Avenue. The facility previously located inside SSH closed when COVID-19 hit locally in March 2020.
Gang presence evident in North County, schools see a calm spell
Police say there are as many as 3,000 gang affiliates in Sonoma
County
by NATHAN WRIGHT, Staff Writer
If you live in the North County, chances are that you've seen
the signs. Perhaps it was in the form of a red 14. Perhaps it read
X4, Norte, Puro Norte...
Harmon Guest House
The Harmon Guest House, a 39-room hotel, opened recently and hosted a public open house on Sept. 16. Visitors checked out the rooms, the rooftop deck and the grounds. Photos Ray Holley
Drought persists as warmer, high pressure dry spell moves in
Despite the recent rain systems that have passed through, Sonoma County is still experiencing a severe drought and with a high-pressure stream and higher temps expected for early next week, there isn’t much rain in sight for the coming weeks.
Looking for a ‘spark’ with new social networking app
When Eric Watson and his team at Spectafy Labs decided to launch a social networking app, they chose four unique locations – Times Square in New York, Disney World in Florida, Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco ... and Healdsburg.
Full Red Alert is here
Red will be the dominant color for this weekend’s many red, white and blue Fourth of July celebrations, holiday picnics and weekend outdoor adventures. That is because we are now under a summer-long Red Flag fire safety alert issued by CalFire and others. Hot weather, busy humans and dumb moments are dangerous ingredients for tragedy and loss.
Year in Review: Events and celebrations
In an eight-part series we look back at the world that was, here in our little corner of it. 2020 was a year of challenges. We’ll be publishing this eight piece work daily as we work to the new year. Today’s piece is on the events and celebrations that took place, despite the challenges of COVID.
‘Healdsburg has been hungry for a solution’: City set to explore homeless shelter options
The Healdsburg City Council is interested in finding a site for a homeless shelter that could serve Healdsburg’s shelterless population. That was the sentiment that was expressed unanimously by the council during a special city council meeting on homelessness on Monday night.
Louise Hallberg, the Butterfly Lady, has died at 100
Louise Hallberg, an internationally known expert on butterflies who turned her family home near Graton into a sanctuary for the colorful, fluttering creatures, has died.















