Cowboy boots and country roots at 20th Barn Dance
Event serves as fundraiser for Future Farmers County Fair
City plans strategically
A year after initiating a strategic planning process, Healdsburg city councilmembers adopted their plan — the “Pathway to Sustainability” — last week.
Tourism forum ideas
Wondering what your neighbors had to say at the Sustainable Tourism Forum? Here are the transcripts.
Palm Drive dissolution delay
At the April 6 board meeting of the Palm Drive Health Care District (PDHCD), attorney Bill Adams warned the board and a fractious, virtual community of board watchers that the health care district wouldn’t be able to meet the three-month dissolution deadline that it had outlined at its meeting in March.
Large tree in plaza comes down in this week’s storm
A large Scarlet Oak, one of a group of three such trees, toppled over in a storm Monday night in the Healdsburg Plaza. The tree reportedly fell around 1 a.m. although social media posts on Facebook suggest 11 p.m.
Youth Ecology Corp works to improve local park
Those taking advantage of pleasant mid-week weather on July 24 may have seen an intrepid group of local young people helping to enhance Healdsburg’s Badger Park. “Visit a Crew Day” presented an opportunity for community leaders to observe the daily activities that local youth engage in through Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps’ (SCYEC) eight-week youth employment program.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.



















