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The filing period for three Healdsburg City Council seats—one for a two-year term and two four-year terms—ended with the following candidates qualified for the ballot.  It shows an increase in diversity, notable in the three candidates for the two-year term: a woman, aBlack man and...

August 11th’s supermoon was the last of 2022. August supermoons are also called Sturgeon Moons, from a Native American tradition recognizing August as the month for catching these large fish in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. This rising moon was...

A 911 call reported that shots were fired shortly after 6pm on Sunday, Aug. 14. Healdsburg Police Department officers responded to Front Street near the small Railroad Park and Healdsburg Memorial Bridge to discover that an injured party had already been transferred to a...

The stage is set for Healdsburg’s Nov. 8 city council election to fill two four-year terms and a single two-year term. The winner of the shorter one will serve out the remainder of the term Skylaer Palacios won in 2020 and resigned from in...

Healdsburg public school classes started Wednesday, Aug. 17, almost a week later than those in Geyserville (Aug. 10) and Windsor (Aug. 11), but a day earlier than Cloverdale (Aug. 12). Regardless, by the time you read this your school-aged children should be in class. In...

The city council’s three open seats now presents a wider opportunity for at least two new council members come December, as Mayor Ozzy Jimenez has opted not to seek election to the seat to which he was appointed two years ago. Jimenez had been reluctant...

It would be unfair to several Healdsburg restaurants to say “At last, there’s pizza!” just because Mombo’s finally opened up in the Vineyard Plaza, where several previous pizzerias rose and fell over the years. After all, we have Pizzando, La Pizza, Vera, Campo Fino...

Crepe myrtles are known for vivid colors. This vibrant specimen shames the bright red painted curb at Safeway with a profusion of panicles. A panicle is a loose branching bunch of flowers, or if you prefer: a branched indeterminate inflorescence of racemes with pedicels....

The upcoming November general election gives residents a chance to vote not only for three City Council seats—applications will be accepted at least until 5pm on Friday, Aug. 12—but on two measures approved by council on June 21.  The first is a measure to implement...

The City of Healdsburg, Sonoma County Supervisorial District 4 and Reach for Home will  hold a community meeting about the L&M Village project on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 5:30pm.  The meeting’s purpose is to provide an update on the project at 70 Healdsburg Ave., which...