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A new LUV Car Wash is nearing completion at 191 Healdsburg Ave., with an opening targeted for Sept. 1 or shortly afterward. The 4,366-square-foot facility is expected to begin with a soft launch before a formal opening celebration.
Dry Creek Valley artist Jake Messing has completed a 42-foot mural at Russian Riverkeeper’s Healdsburg headquarters, depicting the watershed’s journey, wildlife and salmon. The work was unveiled during a Russian Riverkeeper reception in August.
Healdsburg police reported a week of calls and arrests from Aug. 10 through 16, including a sobriety-stop firearm arrest, alleged vandalism, a $900 banking fraud report and several probation-related incidents.
Healdsburg’s Arts & Culture Commission selected three projects for the city’s first Arts for All grants program, dividing $20,000 among a public mural, a children’s literature sculpture and a youth-led puppet project.