Safe ash clean-up during and after a fire
As the smoke from the most recent set of fires in Sonoma County clears, the ash left behind can cause challenges to remove. Social media is filled with posts warning of dangers from ash cleanup that may not be accurate, while other dangers are ignored.
What To Do With the Christmas Tree?
The packages are opened, the wrapping is recycled and the out-of-town family has departed—now what to do with that tree?
There is no Recology home-pickup service on Christmas or New Year’s day, both Mondays, so service will be delayed by one day during those weeks....
Windsor’s district elections likely to stay after racial polarization study
Hopes of abandoning the Windsor Town Council’s highly criticized district-based elections system suffered a devastating blow this week, after a study by consultant Best, Best & Krieger (BB&K) found that racially polarized voting does, in fact, occur in Windsor.
What’s Sebastopol doing to deal with the coronavirus crisis?
This is an update to fill all of you in on the coronavirus situation and how the city is dealing with it. At the direction of the Sebastopol Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Services Bill Braga, and in order to best protect our...
A year in community events
If more evidence is needed to prove how full Healdsburg’s community events and celebration calendar is, just look back at how many postponed gatherings and special events had to be cancelled or rescheduled in the days after the Oct. 23, 2019 Kincade Fire.
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.
