Gourd and Craft Festival June 26-28
A tiny scene set inside a gourd nightlight, wine barrel art, jewelry, stained and fused glass, graffiti-style signs, homemade soaps and lotions, craft classes.
Fritz Winery seeks new customers by emphasizing natural bounty
Napa earthquake unleashed new water source on property
Duck Dash and Kids’ Parade on July 4 in downtown Plaza
On Fourth of July, the Rotary Club of Healdsburg Sunrise and the City of Healdsburg are bringing both rubber duckies and families to the Healdsburg Plaza for the second annual combined Duck Dash and Kids’ Parade. The festivities will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the parade beginning at 11 a.m. in the plaza. Admission is free and comes with family activities and games, prizes and live music from the Russian River Ramblers and Jimbo the Clown.
Pile driving begins soon at bridge
Steel shells more than 100 feet long to be driven into riverbed
Swimming pools a challenge in drought
Healdsburg does not allow pools to be filled with local drinking water
Cries of the Earth, germs of racism
We have been living in a global village and sharing the same orbiting planet much longer than social scientists have been reminding us, or the first photos from outer space of our fragile blue-green marble confirmed.











