Halloween returns to Occidental
For some children, strolling through downtown Occidental this past weekend was the first time they experienced Halloween since they were babies. Families went trick-or-treating at the Occidental Fire Department and rows of businesses.
Police Log, June 22 – 28
Fraud occurred at the United States Postal Service (USPS) on Foss Creek Circle. Other forms of fraud are also becoming widespread, according to this week's Police Log. Meanwhile city police continue their community outreach at events like the 4th of July party.
Show me the money
“All who believed were together and had all things in common. They would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need…”
Tim Flannery and the Lunatic Fringe set to play at the Raven
Tim Flannery and the Lunatic Fringe will be playing a fundraising concert for the Kiwanis Foundation and for Flannery’s own nonprofit, the “Love Harder Project,” on Feb. 22 at the Raven Performing Arts Theatre.
Windsor inclusionary housing ordinance back under review
At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Windsor Town Council heard a presentation by city staff regarding options for improving Windsor’s inclusionary housing ordinance, which has been criticized for hindering the development it had aimed to promote.
The taxpayers’ checkbook
July 1 is the start of a new fiscal year for local governments. This is when the county, cities and schools start spending new tax money based on recently approved 2016-2017 budgets. All these budgets tend to launch with the same conclusions: there is never enough tax revenue; there are too many unmet needs; employee and pension costs keep going up; and everything could be solved if we only agreed to raise new taxes and vote for more long term debt bonds.
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: MLK Mini Art
As part of a Sonoma County Library initiative for Black History Month, kids across the county have been creating tiny paintings over the past few weeks to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The photo above shows some of the art created by kids...
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.



















