Loebel’s many love affairs with Healdsburg
Twenty years ago Al and Liz Loebel moved to Healdsburg and fell in love, not with each other because that had already happened. They fell in love with Healdsburg — and Healdsburg fell in love with them. They volunteered all over the place. Al became the unofficial mayor of his neighborhood. Liz became a Master Gardener and joined the local chapter of the A.A.U.W. and they both forgot they were supposed to be retired.
SRJC Dream Center expands to offer free legal advice to undocumented students
The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Dream Center, on the Santa Rosa campus, has expanded and in February will begin an ongoing partnership with Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS), an organization that provides free legal advice and services to undocumented students. This partnership will likely emerge as a cornerstone in best practices for Community College Dream Centers, and SRJC is proud to be a leader throughout the country in this regard.
Great Redwood Trail ‘Master Plan’ in Review
The Great Redwood Trail prescribes non-motorized travel through old-growth redwood forests, oak woodlands and vineyards, and the Eel River Canyon. It's time for public input on the Master Plan, which will serve as a guiding document to provide a framework for the trail user experience.
City to ‘move forward’ with plans for Cerri property
A project 13 years in the making took another step forward Monday night, as the Healdsburg City Council approved a conceptual design for a new parking and event space on North Street.
Town seeking input on projects at Sunday farmers market
Town of Windsor staff will be at the Farmers Market by the Town Green from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday to ask community members for input on two projects: the Windsor Resilience Plan and the Old Redwood Highway Corridor Enhancement Plan.
Community Church of Sebastopol builds huts for unhoused safe parkers
Creating shelter and sanctuary for homeless individuals is ever the struggle but never the surprise in Sonoma County, but the Community Church of Sebastopol decided one need look no further than the parking lot to put up a roof.
Tubbs and Nuns blazes challenge firefighters
The Sebastopol Fire Department was tired even before the Tubbs Fire lit up the Sonoma County horizon early Monday morning.
Healdsburg Center for the Arts hires first-ever executive director
Andrew Akufo wants to expand public outreach
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.
