Healdsburg’s Memorial Beach Now Open for Summer
Just in time to get us through this heat wave, Memorial Beach opened for the summer season on Monday, July 1. It’s not just a big, sad pile of sand anymore!
From Sonoma County parks officials, who oversee our little stretch of river sand: "The...
Healdsburg Cancels Fireworks for Fourth of July 2024
The City of Healdsburg has canceled its fireworks show this Fourth of July, thanks to this especially fire-friendly heat wave passing through.
The show was going to be staged at Healdsburg High School, per usual. City officials promised it would be “bigger and better than...
Fireworks Canceled for Healdsburg Independence Day
"The paper comes out a day early this week because Thursday’s news is already settled—it’s Independence Day, the Fourth of July in Healdsburg," begins our article. But things do change - the city's fireworks display was canceled for July 4, though the Kids Parade, Duck Dash and other weekend events will go forward as planned...
Montage Parking Lot Challenge Gets Results
Montage Healdsburg’s plan to remove 107 blue oak trees to build a new parking lot has been withdrawn by the developer. The plan, approved by the Planning Commission at its May 28 meeting, drew immediate protest from a group of local environmentalists, who took the formal measure of filing an appeal of the approval....
Former Visitors’ Center for Rent
The two-story Mediterranean-style cottage at 217 Healdsburg Ave., which for years served as the public walk-in presence of the Chamber of Commerce, is for rent. Though small—it’s less than 700 square feet, 347 on the ground floor—its location could not be better for the right customer: Next door to the H2Hotel and a block’s walk from the Plaza...
New EV Charges Planned to Close the Gap
Healdsburg has been coming up short some $37,000 annually on its EV charging program, the City Council learned a couple of weeks ago. For every $44,000 it costs for the electric chargers to operate, including the actual price per kilowatt hour to run the...
Police Log, June 17 – 23
Late Checkout, A Stolen Tractor, Battling Brothers and Donuts on Canyon Run were among the incidents reported to Healdsburg Police in mid-June...
Healdsburg Cops Bust Creekside Encampment
Last Thursday around 8:30am, Healdsburg police officers say they came across “multiple encampments that were littered with waste and debris” along the railroad tracks between Grove Street and Healdsburg Avenue. The camps were located just south of the community center, and “well within 150...
Fourth of July in Healdsburg: Fireworks, Kids Parade, Duck Dash
Here’s the plan for the Fourth of July fireworks show in town next Thursday, courtesy of Healdsburg City Manager Jeff Kay:
“This year's display promises to be bigger and brighter than ever before! To ensure everyone's safety, viewing at the High School sports fields will be unavailable....
