Hungry Hounds Feast on St. Helena, 54-25
The last time the Hounds Varsity football team scored more than 50 points in a game was in 2016, another non-conference game against the Emery Spartans (62-0). Perhaps not since 1966 has there been such a performance by a Healdsburg quarterback as that by Nova Perrill last Friday...
Last Election of its Kind
On Tuesday night, four of the five residents on the ballot for the Healdsburg City Council whiled away the after-dinner hours downtown, waiting for the results of the day’s general election. Although newcomer Heather Hannan-Kramer was nowhere to be found, Ariel Kelley and her...
BloodRoot Ramble: Concert With a Cause
Healdsburg is where you find airy and coastal-feeling tasting rooms and quaint vineyards spanning the slopes of Sonoma County. In contrast, The Ramble is a sexy, loud and grungy indie-rock music festival with bold orangey-red colorways and skull motifs throughout the marketing. The two shouldn’t mix, but they do at the Ramble...
Parks & Recreation Weighs Names for Saggio Hills Park
Judging from comments from both the public and the commission members itself, there's a clear favorite in the naming of a new Saggio Hills park: Laura Fish Somersal, a Pomo basketweaver thought to be among the last native speakers of both the Pomo and Wappo languages, languages she taught at Sonoma State University and elsewhere.
North Healdsburg Finds Its Center
Enso Village, a senior living community in Healdsburg, is a Zen-inspired, intentional community that promotes independent living, resident empowerment, inclusivity and sustainability.
Council Sticks with 5-District, Rotating Mayor Decision
It was Assistant City Manager Andrew Sturmfels' last meeting in Healdsburg before he begins work for Sonoma County, but the same old City Council was on the dais to double-down on their controversial decision to set a 5-district limit for Healdsburg's new government....
Council Opens Window to Park Sponsorships
What will become the largest public park in Healdsburg is moving closer to reality, but there remain two key issues that stand between the present and the ribbon cutting: who’s going to pick up the tab, and what it’s going to be called.
Possibly with...
Brown Act Violations Charged in Measure O, Redistricting Efforts
The grumbling attained legal emphasis  just after Christmas, when on Dec. 26 Healdsburg attorney Jon Eisenberg filed a letter with the city that raised a number of alleged Brown Act violations during the lead-up to the Measure O vote in November, violations he clearly is prepared to take to court. He then raises concerns about the Dec. 16 City Council meeting itself, suggesting that additional Brown Act violations took place in that process as well...
‘Little Market’ on the Market Again
The little store on Powell Street is closed once again. Most recently known as Summer’s Market, it shut its doors for good in early October and has been listed for sale since mid-month. But there's more to the story than just "real estate news" - check it out...
Hounds Prepare for Football Season Under New Coach
The Healdsburg High School varsity football team is ready to turn the page.
The team, which hasn’t won a league game since 2017, is preparing for the 2023 season with dogged determination under new head coach Randy Parmeter. Long associated with the program at El...