Briefs

A group in town called the Healdsburg Dance Collective, founded by four ex-pro dancers early last year, is finally opening their own physical space after a year-and-a-half of working with other fitness studios in town to offer classes, rehearsals and performances. And it sounds like a pretty idyllic...

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...

Not everyone gets their own holiday when they pass away — but not everyone is Jendala Utsch. The legions of locals who adored this Healdsburg artist, entrepreneur and love warrior are organizing a celebration of life for her at the Villa Chanticleer on Fitch Mountain this coming...

At one point, the Healdsburg City Council was discussing the possibility of switching to drone fireworks for our town’s annual Fourth of July show, largely as a fire-safety measure. Judging by the city website, it looks like they decided to stick with the old-fashioned kind....

At last, construction kicked off this month on the True West Film Center near the plaza, behind the old Bear Republic brewpub space — thanks in large part to an “anonymous donation” of $1 million to the cause, according to the Press Democrat. Healdsburg’s new, two-story movie theater...