SUSD to create multi-age program at Brook Haven
It’s official: Pine Crest students and the multi-age program
City launches new safety brochure amid other steps towards disaster preparedness
After the devastating 2017 Sonoma County wildfires, the deadly and historically destructive wildfire in Paradise and a plethora of other gargantuan fires that have raged across the state over the year, the Healdsburg police and fire departments are launching a new safety preparedness brochure as well as laying out a robust plan for emergency preparedness.
Chalkboard, Fancy Healdsburg Restaurant, Closes Abruptly
Chalkboard, one of Healdsburg's best-known fancy restaurants, closed abruptly late last month. It was on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, located on North Street next to Little Saint. Chalkboard's windows are now covered in brown paper. "Our final day of service was...
A Wise Investment by Gary Plass
There is real enthusiasm in Sonoma County for renewable energy and to that end the Board of Supervisors has voted to explore various public options. Over the next few years, they will try to run-to-ground the costs, consequences and benefits of forming a public power agency. Healdsburg has something to offer in this debate. Not one of the hypothetical possibilities in their study, but the best example in the county of a successful, living, breathing public power entity.
Healdsburg moves forward with arts and culture master plan
After years of planning and community member collaboration and conversation, the Healdsburg Arts and Culture Master Plan has finally been approved and adopted.
WUSD expanding universal PreK-TK for 4-year-olds ahead of state mandate
Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) recently announced that it would expand its preschool and transitional kindergarten (PreK-TK) program to include younger students starting in the 2022-23 academic school year, three years ahead of the state mandate to do so.
SoCurious: History of the old bridge by Badger Park in Russian River
Q: “There is a remnant of an old bridge crossing the Russian River behind Badger Park in an area with no roads. What is its history?” — Locke Wilson, Healdsburg
Healdsburg Jazz Festival returns to Healdsburg this June
The 24th annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival returns to Healdsburg June 13-19 and tickets for the popular event went on sale to the general public on Friday, April 15 at 11 a.m. at Healdsburgjazz.org.
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.

















