Food and beverage event raises $10,000 for schools
On Tuesday, May 1 downtown Healdsburg’s Two Thirty-Five Luxury Suites hosted “Healdsburg Flavors,” a benefit event for the Healdsburg Education Foundation to support local public schools.
Historical Daniels School destroyed by fire, Mill Creek hit hard
The Walbridge Fire has claimed a Sonoma County historical landmark, the 136-year-old Daniels School, a one-room schoolhouse that stood at 8162 Mill Creek Road and had recently been fully restored.
PG&E, city getting power back on for residents after citywide outage
Power is trickling back for Healdsburg residents after a citywide power outage occurred around the 2 p.m., an hour after PG&E work behind the Badger Park substation started a small grass fire, according to Healdsburg Fire officials.
Bill Wheeler, artist and founder of Wheeler Ranch commune, dies at 77
Bill Wheeler, the painter of open spaces and advocate of open living at his coastal commune, died early Tuesday morning at his remote Occidental-area home. It was the same home that was made famous by a flock of hippies searching to find freedom by living off the land exactly 50 years ago.
New wording to HUSD breathalyzer policy aims to create more transparency
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) is making some changes to its search and seizure/breathalyzer policy and setting parameters on what constitutes reasonable suspicion for being under the influence after some parents voiced concern when their Latinx children were pulled out of class for breathalyzer tests.
HUSD school board approves 7.5% salary increase for all district staff
District will have to dip into general and reserve funds to fund salary increase, bolster budget ahead of deficit spending
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
