Sebastopol Business Round-Up: What’s new in town?
Now that things are opening up again, Townsy Media took a look around to see what’s new in the local business community.
City will evaluate how to fill Gold’s vacant seat
When Healdsburg Mayor Leah Gold steps down from her council seat effective June 30, the city council will have three ways to find a replacement, according to David Kiff, the city’s interim city manager.
HYPE Networking Mixer, Feb. 23
Join the Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs for networking, wine, and hors d' oeuvres on Thursday, Feb. 23, 5:30-7 p.m. at Two Thirty-Five Luxury Suites. Enjoy constructive networking exercises, refreshing wines from Merriam Vineyards, small bites, door prize, and more.
Senior center celebrates pizza day
PIZZA PIE — The Healdsburg Senior Center celebrated pizza on Feb. 3 with a blind pizza taste test of local pizzas in honor of National Pizza Day (yes there is a day to celebrate the love of pizza). Participants rated pizzas based on crust, sauce, toppings, appearance and flavor.
Plaza rally highlights the need for change
Around 200 people met in the Plaza for a rally Thursday evening, June 11, calling attention to police brutality, racism and the murder of George Floyd and countless others at the hands of police officers.
Sebastopol’s grand dame of history dies at 80
Gloria Roberts led the historical society for many years
Nominations open for November election
The nomination period for the upcoming election opened up earlier this week on July 13. For Healdsburg, that means that folks looking to run for a variety of boards — including school board and city council — are able to throw their hat into the ring to be placed on the Nov. 3 ballot. The nomination period is open until Friday, Aug. 7.
Cannabis Tax Sparks Up November Ballot
This may be the year Healdsburg joins the rest of California in the pot revolution—for the purposes of city revenue at least.
Currently, Healdsburg prohibits all commercial cannabis operations—making the city an outlier in an otherwise pot-friendly county. The city even banned medicinal marijuana dispensaries...
Grab your forks – Sonoma County Restaurant Week is right around the corner
March is about to be branded ‘the tastiest time of the year’ with Restaurant Week lasting for a full 10 days this year, for the first time since its debut.
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.
