With budget approved, school board looks to the future
Neighborhood schools and a parcel tax are at the top of
It’s what we wished for
Two decades ago, lots of Sonoma County winemakers and innkeepers were jealous over the attention heaped on their counterparts in Napa Valley, but they swore they’d never actually want to be another Napa or another wine country version of Disneyland. Back then, Sonoma’s wine and hospitality people would chortle, “Sonoma’s for wine, Napa is for auto parts.”
Vintage posters to ‘pop up’ this weekend
A pop-up exhibit and sale of vintage posters from one of the largest vintage poster collections in the world is opening this weekend for just two days at the Hammerfriar Gallery in Healdsburg.
Gina Riner appointed executive director of Healdsburg Jazz
Healdsburg Jazz, a nonprofit that produces year-round jazz performances, an annual festival and education programs about the importance of jazz as the indigenous American art form, announced the appointment of Gina Riner as its new executive director.
Rain, High Winds Bring Wide-spread Flooding Risk
The atmospheric river that swept across Northern California last week caused flooding in the central valley and foothill rivers to overflow their banks, but the effects were relatively benign in Healdsburg. But another similar phenomenon is slamming into the state as the Tribune goes...
Housing solutions
In Healdsburg and throughout Sonoma County, issues related to housing have been in the spotlight for many months. The city is keenly aware of our community’s housing needs and has been working hard, alongside our residents, to address these serious housing problems. Providing affordable housing to working families and building government subsidized, affordable housing units continue to be top City Council priorities. Much has been accomplished and a great deal remains to be done.
Former Sebastopol mayor arrested for sex crimes released before trial
Trigger warning: This article contains details of sexual assault that may be troubling to readers and to sexual assault survivors.
Animal Logs, April 17 – 20
This report is courtesy of the Humane Society of Sonoma County’s Healdsburg Center for Animals and may not reflect all animal control activities in the Healdsburg community. For more information call 431-3386.
Healdsburg High grad named as Fulbright Scholar
Chiara Nicastro overcame dyslexia to excel
Evacuation Zone Map Updated for 2023
Kelsey Carreiro, the City of Healdsburg’s emergency manager, previewed a new evacuation zone map to the city council at their Monday meeting, May 1.
The update consolidated the previous 41 evacuation zones to a more manageable 13, and dispenses with the letter system formerly appended...
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.

















