Armstrong Woods opening postponed
Someday in the summer, nature-lovers may step foot into the Armstrong Woods state park, but they weren’t able to in time for Memorial Day weekend this year, according to Michele Luna, executive director of Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods.
Public meeting on ADA compliance for Healdsburg parks and town, Nov. 8
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Healdsburg Parks and Recreation Commission and Senior Citizens Advisory Commission will meet jointly in a work session format to receive a presentation evaluating Healdsburg’s Community Services/Parks and Recreation Facilities for accessibility required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The primary work up to this point has been to evaluate physical barriers to participation in programs and services (e.g. handicapped parking, pathway and sidewalk construction, restrooms, etc.). Future work will review readiness to serve people with disabilities from a program and service perspective. The work session begins at 6 p.m. at Healdsburg City Hall, 401 Grove Street. The work session agenda, staff report and draft accessibility evaluation report is available on the city’s web site at www.cityofhealdsburg.org.
What’s happening in Sebastopol this week?
Pandemic Transformations: Virtual Exhibition, June 6-July 18
Curriculum, budgets and safety on the agenda at HUSD
The next meeting of the Healdsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees sports a full agenda, focused on new elementary curriculum, school safety plans and budgetary matters.
Council calls for redo on Jaguar Way project
After more than a year of planning, and 15 years of consideration, the Windsor Town Council reversed course and voted against the extension of Jaguar Way. The project would have made a through way from Windsor Road to Starr Road, and would have featured two lanes of car travel, bike lanes and pedestrian paths. The plan now is to investigate installing just a bike and pedestrian pathway connecting the two roads.
Arts center holding auction to help fund programs, supervised distance learning
The Sebastopol Center for the Arts, an esteemed brick-and-mortar venue and resource hub for local artists is thinking creatively to maintain programming and services like countless other organizations now that the pandemic has closed doors far and wide.
UPDATE: Sexual assault suspect arrested
UPDATE: On Oct. 18, at about 9 p.m., the Healdsburg Police Department made an arrest on a male transient sought on suspicion of sexually battery against a female jogger on Oct. 13.
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.
