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Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration moves to Fort Bragg

The Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration will mark its 50th anniversary with a special gathering on Sunday, May 18, at the JD Center, located at 208 Dana St. in Fort Bragg. This year’s event will be the first time the celebration is held in Fort Bragg, after nearly five decades in the town of Mendocino.

Local Notes and Briefs

Fort Bragg approves broadband plan, park upgrade, land tribute

Felicia Frietas (Amanda), Carolyn Gondek(Laura) and Vincent Keene (Tom) (Contributed)

Mendocino Theatre Company to present ‘The Glass Menagerie’

MCSO: Deputy placed on leave after possible DUI incident in patrol vehicle

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Boil water order issued for businesses in Mendocino, officials report

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Mendocino to welcome Japanese sister city delegation for 31st student exchange

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Mendocino Film Festival breaks records as it turns 18

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Elk/Mendocino Second Saturday gallery openings

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Kelley House Calendar: Murder, She Wrote

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McGuire: State conducting ‘comprehensive audit’ of Mendocino County

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Official transcript of Mendocino County judge’s ruling in Cubbison case

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Anya Jindrich, Executive Director of Cancer Resource (center) with Board Member Nancy Puder and Patient Navigator Keily Becerra Sanchez (Mary Benjamin-Mendocino Beacon)

100 Women Strong Mendocino Coast donates to three local nonprofits

On Thursday, April 25, 2025, the philanthropic 100 Women Strong Mendocino Coast met in Eagles Hall in Fort Bragg to vote for one of three nonprofits that each presented an overview of their mission, purpose, and impact on the community...

Entertainment

Charlie Peterson, owner of Capella Ranch with his wife Carolyn, works amongst the honeybees and their hives in one of two “Bee Huts” at Capella Ranch on May 2, 2023 in Lafayette, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Anxious about the world? Cow cuddling or bee buzzing might help ease your stress

Or try forest-bathing, which creates a mindful connection with the natural world.

California News

Mendocino K-8 School on Little Lake Road (Mary Benjamin-Mendocino Beacon)

Mendocino Schools stay the course as state pushes back on federal education mandates

Mendocino Unified School District is facing the recent storm of federal executive orders directed at all public schools in California. California, along with other states, has filed multiple lawsuits against federal government orders intended to eliminate services and eliminate core...