Commissioners chosen and committee votes given at council meeting
At the Feb. 4 meeting of the Windsor town council, commissioners and committee members were selected by recently-elected Councilmember Debora Fudge and Mayor Dominic Foppoli.
Healdsburg garbage rates to go up
The Healdsburg City Council agreed to a new 15-year term contract with Recology for garbage services with a new residential rate of $26.12 for 32-gallon bins at its meeting Monday night, May 18.
Asante Children’s Choir at Salmon Creek School
About 500 people filled the auditorium at Salmon Creek School to
Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end
Editor's Note: While this article has to do with the San Joaquin Valley, we felt that it's pertinent, given Sonoma County's strong agriculture industry.
Local Eagle Scout, community members help put up fire hazard signs on Fitch Mountain
Fitch Mountain will soon be getting two fire hazard signs, one on N. Fitch Mountain Road and one on S. Fitch Mountain Road, thanks to Eagle Scout Bryce Turbeville, who in recent years has been creating fire hazard signs for local Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies (COPE) groups.
Heart City is helping creators ‘pop up’ in Cloverdale
Heart City made its debut in Cloverdale as a holiday pop-up shop in December 2019, opening full-time as a “modern day five and dime” in February 2020. Now, shop owner Erin Turko is going back to the store’s roots, opening up the shop for makers who want to use part of the retail space to hold their own pop-ups.
County moves to orange tier
The state of California announced on April 6 that Sonoma County is once again switching tiers in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework, shifting from the red tier to the less restrictive orange tier. Revised guidelines associated with the orange tier are effective at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7.
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.
