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The Healdsburg City Council met on Monday night to discuss an issue that many thought had been decided long ago: where to locate a SMART passenger boarding station in town. The choices were whether to choose between two downtown locations just a few minutes’...

On Sept. 14, 1915, Ollie Bockee (pronounced “bouquet”), the new owner of over 500 acres in Calistoga, was charged with killing a dog on her property.  As the Press Democrat wrote of the event at the time, Bockee was “greatly annoyed by hunters’ cunning stock...

Fitch Mountain Projects “The Healdsburg City Council allocated $2.77 million for the public access improvements in the 2022-23 budget.” (“Fitch Mountain Projects Underway,” Aug. 17.) So the City Council is spending almost $3 million for trail improvements on Fitch Mountain. What about fire prevention? Last time...

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...

Between sets of Americana rock from Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs at the Healdsburg Plaza last Tuesday, Aug. 8, State Sen. Mike McGuire took over the stage and, in his inimical manner, drew attention to a very special birthday. One of Healdsburg’s most influential,...

The investigation of the July 3 death of Abel Garza, a 41-year-old resident of Santa Rosa, has entered another phase with the arrest and booking of a suspect. Garza died just yards off Matheson Street in a parking area near Williamson Wines, following at...

Readers weigh in on proposed Piazza hotel, and two new Vertice projects

Reports from the Healdsburg Police call logs, starting with a July 24 disturbance on Plaza Street.

Since its opening two years ago, in July 2021, Bacchus Landing has become recognized as a prime place to hold larger events in Healdsburg, from the monthly “Music on the Piazza” affair on first Saturdays, to several sold-out concerts for June’s Healdsburg Jazz Festival. On...

Healdsburg’s new wine bar, Maison, opened its doors in early June and quickly established its place in the order of things in town. Situated at 210 Healdsburg Ave., just north of the roundabout, Maison is without signage, but an inviting hand-painted sandwich board beckons...