Graduation: A Big Step Into Their Future
Graduation Day means a lot to every senior who picks up his or her diploma and hears the cheers of friends, family and faculty. This year 126 such seniors left 12th grade behind to begin the rest of their lives—but for five local students, the event signified something even more special...
Cloverdale residents arrested in association with Santa Rosa homicide
Editor’s note: All people named are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Hundreds Sign Petition for More Public Arts Funding
Presented with a petition signed by over 600 people that called for increased funding for the arts, the Healdsburg City Council gave the topic as much attention as they could in the May 31 special budget study session, but were unwilling to allocate more...
A Natural Wonder Goes on the Market
On Sept. 14, 1915, Ollie Bockee (pronounced “bouquet”), the new owner of over 500 acres in Calistoga, was charged with killing a dog on her property.
As the Press Democrat wrote of the event at the time, Bockee was “greatly annoyed by hunters’ cunning stock...
Recap: Point Fire in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley
It's been almost two weeks since the Point Fire broke out near Lake Sonoma on Father's Day. It was by far our biggest local wildfire since the Walbridge Fire in the same area nearly four years ago.
On June 16 and 17, forebodingly early in...
Healdsburg Farmers’ Market Gets It Right
Downtown Healdsburg is a hopping place to be on Saturday and Tuesday mornings, all the better for locals and out-of-towners who like farmers’ markets and what they have to offer. Which is a lot. The selection of goods for sale at the many market...
Prayers for Peace and Community
By Christian Kallen
Candlelight illuminated the faces of some 75 people under the Plaza gazebo roof an hour after sundown on Saturday, Nov. 11. The human circle was not just present to enact the ritual of Havdalah, to begin a new week at the conclusion...
Interest Rates Climb but Sales Keep Rising
In any normal housing market when interest rates are so high, one would expect the market to be strongly in favor of buyers with properties struggling to sell, but that is not the case. For example, houses on Marian Lane, Sunnyside Dr. and Chiquita Rd. all sold this year and all got five offers. Inventory levels, still hovering around three months, also point to a sellers’ market. ...
Riverkeeper Head Recalls Local Icon, Activist Marty Griffin
Environmental pioneer and Westside Road winemaker Dr. Martin Griffin died this week at his home in Belvedere, Marin County. He was 103 years old. One of his proteges, Don McEnhill of Russian Riverkeeper, tells of the impact Griffin had on his life.
