The Randall Welcomes Its Residents
Healdsburg welcomed its newest address with a house party last Friday, one that included a guest list of enviable proportions: a U.S. congressman, a state assemblymember, all current members of the city council, plus representatives of the county supervisor and government agencies whose focus...
SMART talks to Healdsburg about extension, bridge
A full spread of fruit, cookies and cupcakes, coffee and tea helped take the edge off dinner-hour munchies at the SMART Open House in Healdsburg on March 23.
Latest HBG refresh features Charlie Palmer recipes
Danya Richter, who has co-owned the Healdsburg Bar and Grill since 2000, has a new general partner and celebrity chef Charlie Palmer onboard to direct the kitchen at locals favorite HBG.
T&F Hounds Shows Signs of Strength
For the student-athletes of the Healdsburg Track & Field team, the Santa Rosa Field Event Jamboree, March 15, and the Dublin Distance Fiesta, March 21-22, bookend the start and end of spring break. “These meets highlight the two extremes of track and field,” said head coach Kate Guthrie.
No ‘remote’ public comment
City Council votes against reinstatement
The Healdsburg City Council decided Tuesday night to continue limiting public comment to in-person and written submissions, declining to reinstate live remote participation via Zoom after a detailed review of legal, operational and security concerns.
“After a thorough and wide-ranging discussion,...
Cannabis Applicants Jane, Solful win Licenses
By Christian Kallen
It only took about half an hour for the Healdsburg City Council to make up their collective mind in choosing two out of eight applicants for cannabis business licenses in town. And, after a full year of process, eight months of application...
‘Formula Businesses’ Get a Hearing
A formula store is defined in the General Plan as, “A business that is required by contractual or other arrangement to maintain any of the following: standardized services, menu, decor, uniforms, architecture, signs or other similar features and is not part of a locally- or regionally-based group of businesses...”
Things to do in Healdsburg, April 16-24
While Healdsburg is hoping to become Bourdeaux, Geyserville is looking more at Calgary for its model. ping demonstrations, stagecoaches through downtown, custom hat and boot branding, and live country music all day, added to food, wine and whiskey tasting from four local restaurants and six wineries.
City Manager’s Update Gets New Look
There are two openings on the city’s Planning Commission, a slurry-seal project to resurface downtown Healdsburg streets is now underway and the City Council unanimously adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element, as required by state law.
These and other informational items about the work being...
A Simple Gesture makes it easy to help out
Dave Henderson, a recent new member of Healdsburg’s Noon Rotary Club, was looking for a way to help with the current situation of food insecurity. “I was going to launch a food collection program together with the Redwood Empire Food Bank, and then talked to them quite a bit,” he said. “Then just by chance I found out about this ‘A Simple Gesture’ program.”
Arts & Entertainment
Taking the nostalgia trip through town
The courtyard outside True West on Friday eveniong was a “scene” in more ways than one: Many were there to see and meet Cameron Crowe and Ben Fong-Torres—legendary names in the rock movie canon—as they enjoyed that famous Healdsburg hospitality, mixed and mingled, and enjoyed the movie 'Almost Famous' for the umpteenth time.






















