Healdsburg Jazz selects Enid Pickett as its first poet laureate
Healdsburg Jazz — the nonprofit behind the popular Healdsburg Jazz Festival — has appointed Windsor jazz enthusiast, poet and former Sonoma County educator Enid Pickett as the organization’s first poet laureate.
Police Log, June 29 – July 5
Fireworks and fraud in police logs from June 29 - July 5, plus other crimes and concerns reported to Healdsburg Police.
Bucket Brigade Blood Drive Challenge returns for 15th year
Friendly competition between fire departments in Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties helps replenish critical blood supplies
Healdsburg Pic of the Day: Ice Cream Flight
Lindsay Joelle took this pic a couple weeks ago of the "ice cream flight" option on the menu at Noble Folk. "How cool that you can get an ice cream flight out of cute lil mini scoops?!" she says. "The mint was the most natural mint...
County launches vegetation management project grant program
Earlier this week, the County of Sonoma announced the opening of solicitation for its vegetation management grant program, which will provide access to $2-4 million for local fire prevention for the 2021 wildfire season for eligible applicants.
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.
