Bacchus Landing: A collective of accomplished dreams
From a love of wine, an entrepreneurship opportunity rose for the Lopez family. Bacchus Landing, founded by Al and Dina Lopez and their children Francisco and Monica, is a collective of different wineries in one location situated at the crossroads of three of Sonoma County’s wine regions.
Healdsburg Fire Department investigating smoke smell at Healdsburg Avenue flower shop
The Healdsburg Fire Department responded to reports of a smoke smell at Uniquely Chic Floral & Home around 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20.
Day at the Coast
The local Sonoma County coast is popular during these days of the COVID-19 pandemic when many people are seeking a respite from too much sheltering-in-place. Not all the coastal scenes are crowded beaches or closed parking lots. There are also some scenes that depict “life as normal.”
Gunfire on Front Street Injures One
A 911 call reported that shots were fired shortly after 6pm on Sunday, Aug. 14. Healdsburg Police Department officers responded to Front Street near the small Railroad Park and Healdsburg Memorial Bridge to discover that an injured party had already been transferred to a...
Mothers struggle to return to work as California reopens
Before the pandemic, Patricia Gutierrez would drop her 8-year-old autistic son off at school in San Jose and her 4-year-old son off at day care every morning. After her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, was picked up and shuttled to a senior center, Gutierrez would drive to work as a licensed vocational nurse at a school for special needs students.
Bring it on
Turn the clock back 50 years and we would not be engaged in a debate about greenwashing. At that time most people didn’t think about reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, conserving water or implementing “sustainable” practices on their working lands.










