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Former Healdsburg lawyer Paul Daniel O'Connor Jr. has passed away at the age of 87. He moved back to the East Coast at the end of his life, after living here for decades. Paul "became a member of the California Bar in 1995 and...

Winter's latest big storm arrived in Healdsburg this morning. A "flood watch" went into effect in the wee hours, and will stay in effect until early Friday morning. Today alone, weather forecasters are predicting we'll get up to 4 inches of rain in the...

Avelo Airlines, known as the Sonoma County Airport's budget option, is planning to expand their wine-country empire this spring. The airline, which is based down in Burbank on the outskirts of L.A., just announced they'll be opening a large "base" at our local airport on...

A big local construction project is finally getting underway after nearly a decade of debating, designing and planning: the Foley Family Community Pavilion at 3 North St., right next to the Little Saint food and event space. City officials handed the $7.5 million construction...

Last week I shared a piece from KRCB news radio on the various options Healdsburg city leaders are considering to solve what they believe to be a shortage of market-rate housing available in town. One of the big issues, they told the station, is...

The dog park next to the Villa Chanticleer on Fitch Mountain will be closed for at least the next few months, while city crews carry out a "comprehensive renovation project" to fix up the park, local officials announced this week. So that local dog...

Longtime Healdsburg resident Bob Pape, a well-loved leader in local schools who went on to become a bit of a community fitness guru, passed away earlier this month at the age of 76, according to his obituary — "after a short and intense battle with...

This local business opening happened back in fall of last year, but I missed it at the time, so here you go. A company called SkLO, which makes hand-blown Czech glass lighting and objects, has quietly opened a private "trade showroom and headquarters" in...