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When Santa Rosa chef Rob Reyes died on Aug. 23 by colliding with a bollard along the West County Regional Trail in Graton, his friends, family and employees of the La Rosa restaurant he co-owned were shocked and even outraged that a “safety” feature...

Some 90 people filled the upstairs hall at Little Saint, the vegan culinary compound at 25 North St., to attend the “season finale” of the three-part Design Dialogues 2022 on Monday, Nov. 14. Healdsburg’s urban planning entrepreneur Jim Heid produced the series, the second...

The elections process is like a fractal image: its microscopic detail resembles its macroscopic appearance, with individual voters casting their ballot into a wider pool of input. The results, the democratic election of public servants, can have a large impact on a city, county...

The writer was the youngest candidate for city council since Mike McGuire ran in 2004. He came in third in the three-way race for the open 2-year seat. I stayed positive throughout the election, but I'm not surprised by the results. Marketing was my biggest...

As dozens of random midafternoon onlookers gaped in amazement, surprise and a kind of quiet thrill, the annual Christmas tree arrived and “planted” at Healdsburg Plaza on Monday, Nov. 14. City staff, including community services director Mark Themig and parks & open space superintendent Jaime...

While final results will not become available for several days, the trend is clear in most local races—with only the two-year Healdsburg City Council seat in doubt. In that race, newcomer Ron Edwards holds to a narrow lead over former councilmember Brigette Mansell. Only 33...

One quiet morning last week, the long-closed corner store at Matheson and Center took down their plywood walls and threw open the doors of 300 Center St.—the newest incarnation of Healdsburg’s longtime favorite coffee bar, the Flying Goat.  First in, tentative singles, then couples, then...

The hundreds of trick or treaters who paraded down Johnson Street early last week once again had to pass by the slightly ominous, unoccupied, overgrown Queen Anne sitting darkly in the shadows on the corner of Grant. It makes a fittingly creepy gateway for...

The Ruse, the planned three-acre recreation club at the site of the former Honor Mansion on Grove Street, has appealed to the Healdsburg City Council in hopes to overturn the planning commission’s denial of their permit.  The appeal was filed on Nov. 4, exactly 10...

Flu season, generally from Nov. 1 to May 31, arrives this year as Sonoma County continues to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Sundari Mase, the Sonoma County health officer, warned of the potential risks of both viruses circulating in the community at the...