Briefs

Healdsburg resident Judi Levens — a familiar face at the Healdsburg Farmers Market, alongside her husband John — has died of cancer, according to friends and family. Jennifer Utsch, a local artist who goes by Jendala, remembered Judi in a recent Facebook post: "Always...

It's been a long and gut-wrenching 30-plus hours in the Dry Creek Valley northwest of Healdsburg, where a wildfire called the Point Fire has now burned around 1,200 acres, according to Cal Fire. It broke out near Lake Sonoma just before 1pm on Sunday,...

This local business opening happened back in fall of last year, but I missed it at the time, so here you go. A company called SkLO, which makes hand-blown Czech glass lighting and objects, has quietly opened a private "trade showroom and headquarters" in...

There's an interesting piece in the latest issue of the Trib on the rising price of corkage fees for the BYOB experience at restaurants in town. SingleThread leads the pack at $150 per bottle. Agave is on the much lower end at $8 per bottle — and...

You may have seen or heard the dozens of Gaza war protesters demonstrating in Healdsburg this morning, one day after major anti-war protests swept the nation. Down in the Bay Area, protesters halted traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge and the 880 for hours...

Local dancer and artist Greta Schoenberg is starting up her ballet and contemporary dance school again in Healdsburg this month, after taking three years off due to "pandemic disruptions and rent increases." The old Healdsburg Ballet studio across from the Healdsburg High School pool also...

We may get our own "community wellness center" in Healdsburg one day soon — thanks to the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Sonoma County, some other local orgs and a few hundred thousand dollars in grant money they just received from the Providence health network, which...

The local nonprofit that plans to open a movie theater in downtown Healdsburg sometime in the next year is changing its name from AVFilm to True West Film Center, according to the Press Democrat. The new name, which will take effect in a few...