Snapshot: Labor Day in Healdsburg
A bas-relief sculpture in Healdsburg along University Avenue harkens back to the days of manual labor when steel and iron workers built skyscrapers that changed America’s city skylines.
The subject matter and style reflects Depression Era art coming from the Federal Emergency Relief Act, which...
Humane Society of Sonoma Co. Healdsburg Activity Log, July 2-8, 2018
Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the slideshow of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Sonoma Humane Society, Healdsburg Center.
Commentary: Don’t be fooled by SMART’s claims
In 2008, the folks behind SMART told us that if voters approved the quarter-percent 20 year sales tax they would build 71 miles of train and a 71-mile bike path and that annual operating costs would be $16.5 million per year. They also claimed SMART would alleviate traffic on 101 and help fight climate change. The problem is none of these promises ever materialized and now SMART is asking voters to approve an additional $2.4 billion on a 30-year tax extension nine years before the current tax expires.Â
Wine Words: Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas, a luminary of our modern day wine business, received the Sonoma County Winegrowers 2017 Nick Frey Community Contribution Award. Presented by President Kevin Barr at the annual January meeting, Kevin offered an historical perspective of Rich’s colorful career in agriculture.
City shares watery wisdom
California may no longer be in a drought (for now), but we still have three primary goals to make water conservation a way of life:
