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In Memoriam: Salomon Reyes

December 12, 2023

Salomon Reyes, a longtime employee at E&M Motors and familiar face around Healdsburg, has passed away at age 65. Salomon was born in the Mexican state of Michoacán, according to his obituary, and immigrated to Sonoma County when he was 25. More from Salomon's obituary: "He...

Spotlight on Sculptures in Healdsburg

April 24, 2024

There are two interesting sculpture-related events happening in Healdsburg in the coming days. First, a group of local students and their advisors — including local artist Jendala Utsch, known for those colorful chimes she makes with inspiring messages on them — will be installing an...

Edge Esmeralda: My Experience

June 27, 2024

As you may have seen, I wrote a story for this week's issue of the Healdsburg Tribune about local impressions of Edge Esmeralda, the "popup village" that came to Healdsburg for the entire month of June. This elaborate conference-meets-festival brought hundreds of international "techno optimists"...

Healdsburg Artist Relaunches After-School Program for Kids

January 17, 2024

Healdsburg artist Jennifer "Jendala" Utsch, known around town for her traveling cart of metal chimes, is starting up her weekly after-school kids art program "Sparkle Time" again this Valentine's Day, after a few years off due to the COVID pandemic and her own ongoing...

Hybrid Bicycle-Stop Sign Sculpture Complete on Foss Creek Pathway

June 8, 2024

One of the public art projects funded by the city's first round of grants last year, a mashup sculpture called "Adopt-A-Stop" that fuses an old red bicycle frame with a stop sign, was installed in April and is now settling in along the Foss...

‘Amy’s Wicked Slush’ Stand Burns in Healdsburg

March 1, 2024

This is a tough one. Late Tuesday night, a fire reportedly burned out the old Amy's Wicked Slush building next to Memorial Bridge — once a hotspot for frozen desserts and other Boston favorites. Sonoma County photographer Tenaya Fleckenstein, who was at the scene...

In Memoriam: Arline Smith

March 19, 2024

Longtime Healdsburg resident Arline Hotle Smith passed away last month at age 89. She and her husband of 62 years, Bill, "moved to Healdsburg with their three children in 1976," according to her obituary. They were known to "travel extensively on their boat, circling...

Chalkboard, Fancy Healdsburg Restaurant, Closes Abruptly

April 6, 2024

Chalkboard, one of Healdsburg's best-known fancy restaurants, closed abruptly late last month. It was on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, located on North Street next to Little Saint. Chalkboard's windows are now covered in brown paper. "Our final day of service was...

Retardant Dropped on ‘Point Fire’ Destroys Vineyard: Report

July 3, 2024

One more thing to add to the Point Fire damage report I gave you over the weekend: A plot of wine grapes called Lago di Merlo Vineyards near Lake Sonoma may have been destroyed by some of the hot-pink fire retardant dropped by Cal...

Healdsburg Teens Busted With Weapons: Police

February 16, 2024

A group of five teens who police say were hanging out and drinking alcohol on Grant Street late Monday night, near those warehouses by the fire station, were busted after someone called and said they were "pointing lasers and congregating in the parking lot"...

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