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Briefly put, a formula retail store sells a branded line of products with standardized services, menus, decor, uniforms, architecture, signs or other similar features, as if the store is following a formula. If that’s not clear enough, visit the new Faherty’s menswear shop at 326 Healdsburg Ave., half a block off the Plaza.

Flavia Krasilchik of Alameda has a clay sculpture called “Gostosas,” (which in Portuguese means “Juicy”) installed in Geyserville. The inspiration for the sculpture comes from the various birds flying every day in the bird sanctuary in front of Krasilchik’s house. “Gostosas” are three funny, well spirited, good humored, sensual birds in their quest for fun. The sculpture is 62 inches high x 34.5 inches wide and 20 inches deep and is located at 21375 Geyserville Avenue. This whimsical sculpture is sponsored by Joe and Sue Pelanconi.

North county task force sets series of strategy meetings

Elections are a busy time of year. Citizens work around their busy schedules to come in and vote or send out their vote by mail ballots, arguments break out between voters on various issues, and people have to educate themselves on different candidates and measures with a mix of advertisements in the mail, political platform websites and televised debates.

Keep your hand moving and cross nothing out, forget about spelling, punctuation and grammar for now, remember to lose control and do not even try to make sense. According to 16-year-old Julia Wright, these are the fundamentals of creative writing at the heart of Laguna High School’s literary magazine.

Organizers looking forward to hosting more events, gatherings 

Sonoma County was cloaked in hazy orange skies Wednesday. Pictured is Wohler Bridge and downtown Healdsburg at 8 a.m. 

Not many families wade through heavily wooded forests anymore to find that perfect Christmas tree — save for the Griswolds in the “Christmas Vacation” film. Most just go to their local neighborhood tree lots.