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A signature piece of Healdsburg history became a record-setting piece of real estate when the River Belle Inn on Front Street sold to luxury hospitality developer Vertice for $7.25 million, effective last month. The price is reported as $659,091 “per key,” according to the San...

Open drug use, serial arguments, unsafe lane changes and more violations reported to Healdsburg Police

Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit announced last week it had received a $28 million grant through the Federal Railroad Administration that will be allotted to build out the rail system from Windsor to Healdsburg, a 5.5-mile extension that brings the regional commuter rail system...

On a cool and damp first December night, Santa Claus came to town. But the steady soft rain that fell Friday in the Plaza did little to deter hundreds of spectators from enjoying the Christmas spirit, the perky carols of the Sugarplums and the variety...

The City of Healdsburg can’t seem to keep its skinny wheels on the road. When former bike rental contractor Zagster went bankrupt during the pandemic, it left this popular wine country destination without tourist-friendly bike rentals. So with a $290,000 contract from the City...

Reportedly, 17 years ago this wall at Fitch and Powell was a blank concrete block wall.  Often it would be “tagged.” That is until somebody decided to do something about it.  That somebody was eight-year-old Haley Fincher. She and her friends took it upon themselves,...

A Ruse by Another Name? Some things are not for sale. Full-time residents of Healdsburg can see the “unapproved” and not “permitted” 330 Center St. ultra-luxury $12 million condos listed on MLS ( a site FOR real estate brokers) for what it really is!  We know this...

A worker for Butler Amusements was injured on Friday morning, Feb. 17, before the Cloverdale Citrus Fair threw open its gates for 2023. The worker was helping set up the Ferris wheel, and witnesses reported on social media that he tumbled from one of...

Day hikers, fitness buffs and dog walkers may find one of their most challenging walks off limits for the next two or three months, as long-awaited public access improvements for Fitch Mountain Park and Open Space Preserve got underway this week. With construction activities that...

A Healdsburg mother of three is among those who helped research and develop ideas and processes for a county-wide plan, just announced, to provide a monthly guaranteed minimum income to over 300 local families.   “The guaranteed income program will be a great economic relief for...