Prevention strategies: Healthy lifestyle choices ensure a lifetime of breast health
Knowing the facts about breast cancer empowers a woman to take the necessary steps to detect the disease in its early stages, while encouraging her to make lifestyle changes to reduce the odds of developing the disease in the first place.
Despite weather and hit-and-run, Virgin de Guadalupe procession stays strong
Amidst unstoppable rain and a hit-and-run that left a horse and a man hurt, believers of the Virgin of Guadalupe made their way from downtown Santa Rosa to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Windsor. Worshippers did their annual walk for the first time following a two-year pause because of the pandemic.
Edge Esmeralda: My Experience
As you may have seen, I wrote a story for this week's issue of the Healdsburg Tribune about local impressions of Edge Esmeralda, the "popup village" that came to Healdsburg for the entire month of June.
This elaborate conference-meets-festival brought hundreds of international "techno optimists"...
So curious: What’s happening next to Taco Bell?
Q: Reader Leonard Baron asked Sonoma West, “What’s going to be built on the large parcel next to the Redwood Shopping Center in Sebastopol?”
Grand theft charges dropped against Amy’s Wicked Slush owner
All felony grant theft charges against Amy Joy Covin, the owner of the popular Amy’s Wicked Slush eatery, have been dropped and the case has been dismissed, according to Sonoma County’s case database portal.
Evolving security protocols at West Side school
Principal and Superintendent of the West Side School Rhonda Bellmer has seen a lot and done a lot in her 25 years in education, but she admits she’s struggling with the recent tragedies related to school shootings around the country.
Local Gift Options for Wine-lovers
If wine is on a holiday shopping list—whether one is the host, the wine-bearing guest or the gift-giver for wine-loving and foodie friends—one may look no further than local wineries, tasting rooms and curated shops.
Magnum or a Mystery
Responsible for the holiday wine selections this...
Unplanned parenthood
The opposite of planned parenthood is unplanned parenthood. One approach reduces unwanted births, offers education for new parents and promotes family and social order. The other turns the clock back to days of back alley abortions, family frenzy and archaic religious codes.













