Alma’s Oilcloth and Chucherias celebrates culture
For many Healdsburg residents, finding comfort food that reminds them of home is easy. But for those who seek art, knickknacks, decorative flowers and more emblematic items which celebrate Latinx culture, Alma’s Oilcloth and Chucherias, established 10 years ago and located on 437 Healdsburg Ave., is the place.
Healdsburg City Council to discuss future of Villa Chanticleer, mid-year budget
The Healdsburg City Council will be discussing the future of the Villa Chanticleer, which is in need of a new operator after the Tayman Golf Group Inc. announced plans to step down as operator, and the 2021-22 mid-year budget review at its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Harm Reduction and Needle Exchange Program offers safer supplies in Sebastopol
People who use drugs and their loved ones can access supplies that reduce the risk of overdose and spread of infection in intravenous drug use through the Harm Reduction and Needle Exchange Program in Sebastopol.
A new art installation is lighting up the Plaza gazebo with color and sound
A new light art installation that’s activated by sound is now up on the gazebo at Plaza Park, a colorful and innovative installation by local couple Gregg and Greta Schoenberg.
Move-in begins at RV park village in Sebastopol
The first residents of the RV park village in Sebastopol may be living under the same roofs as they did parked on Morris Street, but are now under different circumstances. Most began arriving Tuesday, Feb. 15 to join the city’s year-long pilot program run by Sonoma Applied Village Services to support their transition into more stable housing.
Masks still required in HUSD, but there are a few other changes to district COVID policy
Sonoma County lifted its universal indoor mask mandate on Feb. 16, however, school districts, including the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD), are still requiring indoor masking for students and adults.
What is freedom?
What is freedom? Is everyone entitled to his or her own definition of freedom or do all of us have to agree on a single definition to have a functioning society? Why does the question about freedom seem so relevant now?
West County club collects donations to address ‘period poverty’
Last weekend, the West County High School Mental Health Club gathered outside Rust Boutique in Sebastopol to raise funds and collect personal hygiene products and new and lightly used bras in an effort to combat “period poverty.” Club members asked for cash donations and items to donate to Catholic Charities on Feb.12.
