The Legacy’s Holiday Bazaar opens today
The Legacy’s Annual Holiday Bazaar is a wonderful Sebastopol tradition and, like everything else this year, it’s a little different because of COVID-19. This year, instead of making a temporary home in a vacant storefront, it’s being held at the spacious, high-ceilinged Community Cultural Center on Morris Street, which will make social distancing easier.
Federal Funding Cut for Museum & Library Studies
The library and museum world is reeling from a new executive order issued on March 14, 2025, targeting the Institute for Museum and Library Services, which provides federal funding to support libraries in all 50 states. Sonoma County Library Director Erika Thibault reports...
State of the city: City budget looks good, room for improvement in affordable housing, connectivity
The state of the city of Healdsburg seems to have good footing, however there is room for improvement in regards to affordable housing, community and park connectivity, at least as reported by Mayor David Hagele during his State of the City address Feb. 14 at the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
Protests continue in Sebastopol over the weekend
Sunday, June 7, marked Sebastopol's fourth day of protests over police brutality against people of color, and shouts of “No justice, no peace, no racist police” and the honking of horns filled the downtown area.
‘Songwriters in Paradise’ Serves Up Wine and Song
Songwriters in Paradise, a so-far barely-known, exclusive music and wine festival that is coming to Healdsburg for its second year, is a curated experience akin to having a backstage pass where one gets to know the inside stories and jokes.
It’s one of those “You...
Commentary: Reflecting on the first day of school
I remember that morning so clearly. She was far more calm than my wife and I were … it was hard not to tear up. We were dropping our daughter off for the first day of Kindergarten.
What people took and forgot while evacuating
Sonoma West Publishers invited the newspaper’s Facebook friends to share what they took with them when they evacuated and what they accidentally left behind.
