Healdsburg’s Memorial Beach Now Open for Summer
Just in time to get us through this heat wave, Memorial Beach opened for the summer season on Monday, July 1. It’s not just a big, sad pile of sand anymore!
From Sonoma County parks officials, who oversee our little stretch of river sand: "The...
As Immigrant Roundup Fears Swirl, Local Orgs Work to Empower the Undocumented
Undocumented immigrants here in Northern Sonoma County have been on edge ever since Donald Trump was elected president in November, given his campaign promises to deport everyone in the U.S. who hasn’t been able to obtain legal residency status. But it wasn’t until a surprise...
‘Historic Pact’ Signed Regarding Healdsburg’s Water Source
We’ve all been hearing some pretty scary things over the past few weeks about important land-stewardship projects across California losing their federal funding and support — national park and forest maintenance, wildfire prevention programs and more. But there’s one ongoing environmental initiative with big implications for Healdsburg’s...
Pics of the Week: Cutest Kids in Healdsburg?
Local nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg shared these pics last week of the childcare program they offer for local parents taking Santa Rosa Junior College classes at the Healdsburg Community Center.
“While their parents dive into their classes, our littlest learners are exploring, playing and learning in our beautiful...
Healdsburg Switches Up Animal Control Services
The Healdsburg animal shelter on Westside Road, run by the Humane Society of Sonoma County (HSSC), just chose a new partner for animal control — aka, the job of responding to the wilier, out-of-shelter situations involving animals wandering around town. For the past decade,...
City launches new community space
Space for vendors has always been a concern for the Farmers’ Market organization and the vendors themselves. “I’ll confess to not being a fan of it initially,” Janet Ciel said. “I realized it would be challenging to put vendors up there (on the stage area), as they can’t drive a car onto it. Everything will have to go up via stairs or a ramp.” But as she’s become used to the space, she’s recognized its potential.
