Waymo could be coming to Healdsburg
As the DMV stated, “This amendment to Waymo’s existing deployment and driverless testing permits allows the company to operate in new regions of both Southern and Northern California.” That statement continues, “In Northern California, the service area now includes the broader Bay Area and Sacramento," which means Healdsburg.
Gym, Theater Dedicated to Drew Esquivel
Perhaps for the first time in its young life, the new Drew Esquivel Hall on the Healdsburg High School campus boasted a bleacher full of fans—wrestling fans, drama fans, fans of the school district and of Drew Esquivel himself—all come to recognize the dedication...
T&F Hounds Shows Signs of Strength
For the student-athletes of the Healdsburg Track & Field team, the Santa Rosa Field Event Jamboree, March 15, and the Dublin Distance Fiesta, March 21-22, bookend the start and end of spring break. “These meets highlight the two extremes of track and field,” said head coach Kate Guthrie.
Postcards from Healdsburg’s past
On a Thursday in 1925, Well No. 7 blew through the bore with a rush of steam, rocks and mud, at the Geysers’ natural steam beds, northwest of Healdsburg, bringing in an additional source of power for the proposed natural steam electrical plant to be erected there. The well had been bored to a depth of 483 feet, when it was decided that the heat and pressure of the workings were sufficiently strong, and the drills were taken from the hole...
Measure O Defeat Shows Split City
When the sound and the fury, the smoke and the flames dispersed, Measure O went down to a definitive defeat, roughly at a 60-40 split. Clearly this was not what the Healdsburg City Council intended when in June they rationalized themselves into putting it on the General Election ballot.
Local Greeting for the First Lady
Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States, arrived at Sonoma County Airport on Jan. 18 and was met by local officials and demonstrators, before heading to Healdsburg for a fundraiser and delivering a message of hope and determination.
Shamans, Filmmakers and Life Coaches at TEDx Sonoma
As in the past few years, Aniysa Fritz will play the role of emcee, deftly shifting the audience’s attention and expectations from what they have just heard to what’s coming next. Like Marilyn Nagel, she is a “co-licensee” of the TEDx brand, based on the original TED talks from 1990—so named for the convergence of Technology, Entertainment and Design.
NoMAD claims ‘maker space’ north of North
From Willi’s Seafood to Solful, the place has possibilities
The businesses north of North Street in Healdsburg sometimes find themselves left out of the foot traffic from weekend visitors. “It’s a no-man’s land up here, you know,” said Jim Heid, owner of CraftWork in the...
New Child Care in Healdsburg
Inside the Healdsburg Community Center near the north end of town, formerly the home of Foss Creek Elementary, two of the school’s old classrooms are newly renovated and filled with children again—this time, even younger. The rooms are bustling with the sounds of cooing babies, giggling toddlers and active preschoolers...
Spring Sports Get Underway
Seemingly under the radar, while basketball playoffs stretched the late season and heavy rains kept students and parents indoors, spring sports nonetheless got underway at area high schools this past month.
Arts & Entertainment
New Year’s Eve dining ideas
Is there such a thing as “the most coveted New Year’s Eve party in Healdsburg”? According to the Quinn Public Relations firm, there is—and it’s at the new Appellation Healdsburg. Considering it only opened for business in September, that’s quite an accomplishment.






















