Local art galleries reopen with limited hours, others still waiting to reopen
The county has given the green light for art galleries to reopen, along with several other non-essential businesses such as salons, and local galleries are taking a slow and steady approach to opening their doors. Galleries such as Fulton Crossing and The Upstairs Art Gallery in Healdsburg are opening with limited hours and an emphasis on social distancing, and others like the Sebastopol Center for the Arts and the Cloverdale Arts Alliance are planning to reopen mid-July, also with limited hours and stringent health guidelines in place.
Tourism district contributes $100k to chamber marketing campaign
The Healdsburg Tourism Improvement District (HTID) voted Nov. 21 to contribute $100,000 to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce’s post-fire recovery campaign. The chamber is leading efforts to support local businesses that have suffered due to closures and cancelations during the fire and to counter misinformation regionally and nationally that could lead to residual losses in the coming months.
Waymo could be coming to Healdsburg
As the DMV stated, “This amendment to Waymo’s existing deployment and driverless testing permits allows the company to operate in new regions of both Southern and Northern California.” That statement continues, “In Northern California, the service area now includes the broader Bay Area and Sacramento," which means Healdsburg.
Rooms set aside at Dry Creek Inn for COVID alternate care site
A block of 60 rooms at the Best Western Dry Creek Inn are being used for an Alternate Care Site (ACS) for people who are recovering from COVID-19 and need a place to safely isolate away from their household and for those who may have been exposed to the virus and are waiting on test results.
Memorial Beach won’t get its summer dam this year
Sonoma County Regional Parks announced last week that it wouldn’t be installing the annual summer dam at the Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach. The primary reasons for not installing the summer dam include projections of reduced river flow and concerns about how to install the dam while following social distancing guidelines.
