Building an old-style tall ship in the modern day is a tall order. But one that’s being filled in a Sausalito shipyard.

A modern replica of an 18th century sailing ship—built to 80% scale—is taking shape on the edge of Richardson Bay. When it is finished, the new tall ship will mostly host educational trips for Bay Area school kids.

See pictures of the Matthew Turner taking shape on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Medical professionals are increasingly using games in their efforts to make people healthier. Is the trend here to stay?

Whether you have asthma, diabetes, depression or are a recovering stroke victim or a cancer patient in remission, your doctor may soon be suggesting health games as a way to improve your well-being.

Learn more on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Sweetwater Spectrum in Sonoma offers young adults with autism a new kind of place to live and age together.

Eight years in the making, a new living environment for young adults with autism is attracting nationwide attention to their shared homes in downtown Sonoma.

See pictures and hear more about Sweetwater Spectrum on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Singer-songwriter Audrey Auld’s last recordings were the result of some unusual collaboration—with inmates at San Quentin prison. Hear the results, and how they were crafted on the next North Bay Report, airing at 6:18 and 8:18 am and 5:30 pm. Or find it online at krcb.org.

Every inmate inside San Quentin prison has at least one story to tell. Some of them were melded into music by the late Audrey Auld. The North Bay singer-songwriter talks about that process on today’s archival North Bay Report from last June.

Audrey Auld was 51 when she died of cancer last August, two months after this interview was recorded. Her Hey Warden CD remains available from her website, Audrey Auld dot com. You find a link and see a video for the song, “I Am Not What I have Done” on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

How many different wild bird species actually breed locally? A county-wide census is underway.

The National Audubon Society’s 116th annual Christmas Bird count is now underway. And so is their every five-year census of the bird species that live and breed in Sonoma County. The leaders of that effort explain how it works in this archival North Bay Report from last March.

Find out more, and see a map of the areas where access is still needed, on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

It may be the last great Christmas novelty record. Even after more than three decades, it’s still going strong.

With Christmas almost here, we revisit the man behind one of silliest songs of the season. From the North Bay Report archives, here’s our 2004 interview with Dr. Elmo Shropshire.

This and all the past year’s radio news stories are archived on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

What’s life like for a Syrian immigrant in America?

Amidst all the political rhetoric, it’s easy to forget that every new immigrant, from Syria or elsewhere, is a unique individual. This is the story of one such young man, who enjoyed his first Thanksgiving here in Sonoma County last month, with the extended family of his American sponsor. From Eugene, Oregon, Rachel McDonald reports.

Our thanks to KLCC public radio in Eugene, Oregon for sharing this story. We’ve got a couple of pictures of Ali on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

This has been a busy and productive year for the Sonoma Land Trust, with no let-up expected in 2016.

With three major projects wrapping up in 2015, the Sonoma Land Trust is looking ahead to more in the New Year, including a celebration of the organization’s 40th anniversary.

See a video and pictures of the Sonoma Land Trust projects on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Fresh paint on the Rio Theater in Monte Rio is an external indicator of the internal changes that have kept it alive.

From war relic to a community fund-raising rescue, and now a new collective ownership, the story of the Rio Theater could be told on the big screen inside. But we get it instead from reporter Ryan Miller.

Find out more on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Plans for the new Moorland Avenue community park are close to being finalized.

Plans for a new county park near the site of the Andy Lopez shooting have been drawn up and are heading for construction, prepared with extensive input from the neighborhood.

See maps and drawings of the planned park on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.