‘The Ruse’ fails in appeal bid
After hearing from both developer and city staff, as well as an hour of public comment and their own internal discussion, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 to support Community Development Director Scott Duiven’s denial of a permit for the expansively and expensively remodeled Honor...
Council Votes To Allow Drinks at Cinema
Acting with unusual alacrity, City of Healdsburg staff whipped together a new city policy governing the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in movie theaters in the downtown area—preemptively approving a proposal from AVFilms, which has yet to come to terms on their downtown...
‘Painted Lady’ Becomes the Latest Belle of Healdsburg
A signature piece of Healdsburg history became a record-setting piece of real estate when the River Belle Inn on Front Street sold to luxury hospitality developer Vertice for $7.25 million, effective last month.
The price is reported as $659,091 “per key,” according to the San...
Bray Bro Makes His Voice Heard
Did you ever find yourself falling in love with a donkey? Wait. Wait! Don’t answer that!
My closest neighbor is a donkey. Arturo is not a mean donkey, but he’s not sweet either. The other day, he got into it with the llama. It was...
Saturday Event Will Salute the Spirit of Creativity
AVFilm of Cloverdale will be presenting their inaugural Impact Award to “celebrate the future of film” to Erica Milsom, a San Francisco animator whose career with Pixar produced several award-winning films.
Among them is the computer-animated short, Loop, the story of two kids adrift on...
Steakhouse Marinating on Plaza Street?
The roof has been razed and the walls have come down on the narrow business space at 113 Plaza St., next door to Duke’s.
Though the applicant, builder and owner won’t answer directly, the restaurant is widely presumed to become a steakhouse; the big Texas...
City Council Candidates Face Off at the Raven
The seven candidates for Healdsburg’s three open city council seats will be on the Raven Performing Arts Theater stage tonight, Thursday, Oct. 6, in their second meeting of the election season.
The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Candidate Forum and Town Hall will begin...
Healdsburg Has New Bike Sharing Program
It wasn’t that long ago that the City of Healdsburg welcomed a bike-sharing service to town called Zagster, in conjunction with the then-new Hotel Trio. Spiffy new bicycles could be checked out via a cell phone app, pedaled about town and returned to the...
Candidates’ Return to the Raven on Oct. 6
Following the well-attended candidates’ forum at Coyote Sonoma on Sept. 14, the Healdsburg chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has announced plans for a similar forum to be held at the Raven Performing Arts Theater on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6:30pm.
The...
