Practice Administrator hired by hospital
Healdsburg District Hospital (HDH) has hired Danielle Lagana as Practice Administrator with Healdsburg Physician Group (HPG). As Practice Administrator she will focus on several of the medical services provided by HPG including primary care, women’s health, occupational medicine and specialty care.
Looking for a ‘spark’ with new social networking app
When Eric Watson and his team at Spectafy Labs decided to launch a social networking app, they chose four unique locations – Times Square in New York, Disney World in Florida, Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco ... and Healdsburg.
Graton Day Labor Center holds vigil condemning treatment of women, families in ICE detention
Latinx domestic workers, day laborers, other immigrant workers and folks from the Graton Day Labor Center held a socially distanced vigil along the public sidewalk on Sebastopol Road and West Avenue in Santa Rosa Friday evening to condemn and express outrage amid the recent news of forced sterilizations of incarcerated immigrant women.
Back to the drawing board for dog park plans
At the Feb. 10 meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission, staff presented the outcome of nearly two years of work on adding a new dog park to Windsor, including two options for new locations. However, concerns about the chosen locations and communication with the public and potentially impacted neighbors ultimately saw the commissioners sending the plan back to staff for further outreach and analysis.
Market Report
The Healdsburg Farmers’ Markets have been open four weeks now; both of them. We used to open in May, Saturday at the beginning of the month, and Tuesday market at the end. But last year, as the reality of the pandemic was ramping up, the city asked if we could open early. They saw the need for outdoor shopping options and a way for community to stay connected. The response to our mid-April season debut (of Saturday market: Tuesday opened at the end of May because the plaza was closed) was overwhelmingly positive, so we decided we’d extend both markets this year.
Council passes NEAP 4-1
Healdsburg City Council approved the North Entry Area Plan (NEAP) by a two 4-1 votes at its meeting May 20 at city hall.
A fire diary, one year later
On Oct. 8, 2017, my son celebrated his eighth birthday with four friends who all had birthdays within a few days of each other. We moms had decided this group party was the easiest way to celebrate, and the Epicenter on Coffey Lane has virtually everything a kid could want for their birthday shenanigans. They partied in the arcade, downed copious pizza, played laser tag and sang “Happy Birthday” over their custom Pokémon birthday cake.
