Briefs

It looks like this year's big "fire and earthquake safety expo" for northern Sonoma County is moving back up to Cloverdale, after being staged here at the Healdsburg Community Center last year. A coalition of local government agencies and community groups launched the expo in 2021 as...

Remember Pacaso, the luxury real-estate company that was getting some rural Healdsburg residents pretty riled up a couple years back for "marketing second home ownership opportunities using a timeshare model in unincorporated Dry Creek Valley," according to the Healdsburg Tribune? Well, it looks like Pacaso is still...

We’ve all been hearing some pretty scary things over the past few weeks about important land-stewardship projects across California losing their federal funding and support — national park and forest maintenance, wildfire prevention programs and more. But there’s one ongoing environmental initiative with big implications for Healdsburg’s...

Appellation Healdsburg opens as SMART rail nears Two bits of news making the rounds these days show that Healdsburg is moving north – not physically, of course, but there is a momentum building. First evidence is the busy, optimistic vibe on Friday, Sept. 12 at...

This jumbo LED arch was on display in downtown Healdsburg this Valentine’s, in the walkway next to Hotel Healdsburg. As is now tradition! And below, you’ll see Healdsburg’s roundabout has been lookin’ pretty loved-up for the holiday, too...

If you’re anything like me, this recent surge of heat and wind has you spooked. And for good reason: Little brush fires have already started popping up in our area, like this one Sunday in the hills east of Santa Rosa. But there’s plenty we can...