Healdsburg winery owner, car collector Ketcham dies at 65
Classic cars, family, good food and great wine.
Fire destroys large barn at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
A large barn on the the property of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center went up in flames on Tuesday night. Though the flames could be seen for miles, the fire was contained to the barn and didn't damage any of the other buildings on the site.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts sets up online
Like many nonprofits, Sebastopol Center for the Arts (SCA) has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The center makes most of its money from art classes for adults and children and from renting its space for events, both of which are temporarily verboten under the shelter-in-place order.
The disintegration of the wine tourism economy
The welcome mat for Sonoma County’s wine country was rolled up several weeks ago in the midst of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, and there is no prediction of when it might be rolled out again. Only a little over one quarter (27.8%) of the county’s 7,000 lodging rooms were occupied at the beginning of this month, down from an average occupancy rate of 78% from a year ago.
County’s hospitality industry hit hardest in COVID outbreak
The welcome mat for Sonoma County’s wine country was rolled up several weeks ago in the midst of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, and there is no prediction of when it might be rolled out again. Only a little over one quarter (27.8%) of the county’s 7,000 lodging rooms were occupied at the beginning of this month, down from an average occupancy rate of 78% from a year ago.
County opens parks, while shelter-in-place extension looms
As the pandemic wears on, the eighth COVID-19 Town Hall from Northern California Public Media brought good news and bad news to Sonoma County residents. The good news is that local parks will be reopening this week — though only for those who can get there on two legs (or two wheels). The bad news is you’ll be eager to take advantage of those outdoor opportunities because the shelter-in-place order is about to be extended.
Parks open again (sort of), extension of shelter in place looming
As the pandemic wears on, the eighth COVID-19 Town Hall from Northern California Public Media brought good news and bad news to Sonoma County residents. The good news is that local parks will be reopening this week — though only for those who can get there on two legs (or two wheels). The bad news is you’ll be eager to take advantage of those outdoor opportunities because the shelter-in-place order is about to be extended.
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.
