Utility Box Artist Spotlight: Aida Herrera-Keehn and Paula Acevedo
The Town of Windsor’s new utility box painting program called Discovering Windsor Through Art aims to help beautify the community and is dedicated to exhibiting the visual arts outside the constraints of museums or galleries. The 2021 theme of “community healing” is designed to highlight the resiliency of Windsor and help the community heal through public art.
Library program wins national award
Sonoma County Library will take home a national award for its program, Together at the Table.
Retirement Home Residents’ Evacuation Under Fire
By Will Carruthers
A new book provides an in-depth account of the rescue of residents of two opulent Santa Rosa retirement care homes from the rapidly spreading Tubbs Fire in early October 2017.
Families of residents of the Villa Capri and Varenna care homes often shelled...
Council votes 3-2 to OK South Cloverdale development
Last week, the Cloverdale City Council held a public hearing for — and voted 3-2 to approve — a zoning change, design review, general plan map amendment and a mitigated negative declaration for a 22-unit development on South Cloverdale Boulevard. The development is phase two of the Taylor Lynn Apartments, and will be located at 669-679 South Cloverdale Boulevard.
Big John’s Market to reopen on Oct. 31, at 3 p.m.
Big John's Market at 1345 Healdsburg Ave. (corner of Dry Creek Road) plans to reopen to the public at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31 following the recent days of power outage and wildfire evacuations.
Police Log, October 27 – November 2
October 27, 7:03am The Reporting Party (RP) on University Street at North Street indicated that a possibly intoxicated driver swerved, drove slowly on the shoulder and went around vehicles. The RP was transferred to the California Highway Patrol (CHP)...
The Parish Cafe is under new ownership, but the eatery’s recipes and concept won’t change
Correction: The Parish will serve lunch and breakfast, not lunch and dinner.
Film festival coming to north county for fifth year
The Alexander Valley Film Festival is coming back to north county for its fifth year on Oct. 17.
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.
