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

On May 9th, a biennial tradition resumes in Mendocino as a bus load of Japanese school children and adult chaperones arrive for their Mendocino Miasa-Omachi Sister City visit. This marks the 31st year of the Mendocino Miasa-Omachi student exchange and the 45th year since the formation of the relationship. Hundreds of students, from both sides, have participated in the exchange.

Students and chaperones from the Sister City delegation gather at the Peace Plaque on the Mendocino Headlands during their 2023 visit. (Contributed)

Ai Weiwei's Turandot follows Chinese artist/activist, Ai Weiwei, during his operatic directorial debut at Rome Opera House, as he draws on Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Turandot, as a backdrop for many issues that plague mankind. (Contributed)

Mendocino Film Festival breaks records as it turns 18

Elk/Mendocino Second Saturday gallery openings

The filming of an episode of Murder, She Wrote in 1988 on the corner of Lansing and Ukiah Streets. Kelly House Photo.

Kelley House Calendar: Murder, She Wrote

McGuire: State conducting ‘comprehensive audit’ of Mendocino County

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Angela Lansbury in front of the Kelley House, 1988. (Kelley House Collection)

Kelley House Calendar: Bridget Kies on Murder, She Wrote

The first weekend of May marks the second annual Murder, She Wrote Festival, bringing hundreds of fans of all ages to Mendocino. The series aired from 1984 to 1996 and has been in syndication since, contributing to its lasting popularity....

Entertainment

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Season 2 of “Andor” on Disney+. (Des Willie/Lucasfilm Ltd./TNS)

Column: Why Star Wars spinoff ‘Andor’ is the 2025 protest art you’ve been waiting for

"Andor" is the most vital, resonant political parable being made right now.

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...