North Healdsburg Avenue design process moving forward
Improvements to north Healdsburg Avenue are one step closer to reality after the Healdsburg City Council instructed city staff to move forward with a partial design of the preferred concept plan for a tree-lined Healdsburg Avenue with reduced travel lanes along the Powell and Parkland Farms stretch, protected bike lanes for cyclists, protected sidewalks and an emergency access lane.
Boys & Girls Club after-school program is back in action
Cloverdale schools started hybrid learning on April 12 and with it, the Cloverdale Boys & Girls Club began its after-school program for students. Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin has been working with 12 Sonoma County school districts to determine the best programs for each of its locations, according to a statement from the club.
Outlander Clothing Shop Closing on Healdsburg Plaza
A men’s clothing boutique that has lived at 103 Plaza St. along the north side of the Healdsburg plaza for over a quarter-century will lock up for the final time at 7pm this Saturday, Feb. 1. The owner of Outlander, Bill Bryant, writes in a farewell message on...
Inspiring potluck event for college-bound students
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, a select group of Healdsburg High School students who aspire to attend four-year colleges attended an inspiring potluck dinner at the Healdsburg Community Center, hosted by FirstGen College Counseling and Corazón Healdsburg.
Training program for young tradespeople available to high school students
The LIME Foundation has partnered with Conservation Corps North Bay (CCNB) in Cotati to offer the Climate Smart Construction Training Program to young adults ages 18-26. The program, a hybrid between The LIME Foundation’s NextGen Trades Academy and workforce training programming offered through CCNB, aims to train and place students in construction careers.
Council passes climate emergency resolution and students stage die-in at Analy
At its meeting on Dec. 3, the Sebastopol City Council unanimously passed a Climate Emergency Resolution declaring that “a climate emergency threatens our city, region, and all life on Earth.”
West Side students march for endangered animals
MINI MARCH — Third grade West Side student Matisse (center) holds up a cardboard dwarf gecko during the school’s endangered species march on Feb. 18.
Revised school calendar set for 2020-21 school year
Following the board of trustees’ approval at a special board meeting on July 27, Windsor Unified School District Superintendent Jeremy Decker sent out a letter detailing the decision made about re-opening of schools and a revised calendar for the 2020-21 school year.
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.
