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April 7, 2026

March Ave Improvement Gets Okay from City Council

March Avenue bike lane
“Can you speak to how this project does or doesn’t comply with what the recommendations are in the Active Transportation plans, or what the proposed bike and ped [pedestrian] improvements are that people have been emailing us about?” Councilmember Ariel Kelley asked. “I think there’s a disconnect between what you guys are proposing and what the community [believes] is included in the project.”

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...

Ramble returns to Healdsburg June 6

Fans at Ramble
What began with the Noah and Kelly Dorrance's passion for music and wine has grown into an annual festival that brings people together through a shared commitment to making a difference in the world.

Keeping a Lucid eye on local sports

Michael Lucid on the job
Michael Lucid has been at most home games, absorbed in taking photos of the players—volleyball, basketball, on the track or the field—photos that capture the athletes in action, a snapshot in time.

Letters to the Editor, Dec. 26

The City Council’s informal decision on Dec. 16 to adopt a five-district, selected mayor format for city government in the redistricting process drew immediate reactions from several community members, who felt the decision was made unnecessarily quickly and short-circuited public discussion of the options. Here are a few of their comments:

Corazón Healdsburg events coming soon

Corazón Healdsburg has been actively working to put the Latinx community in Healdsburg and surrounding areas to the front. Among its many resources and programs, upcoming events in April and May are scheduled to celebrate the community. On April 30, several local partners are joining...

Potters Stun Packers With 8-run 9th

Home run greeting
An eight-run ninth inning, capped by a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jason Hanson, gave the home team Lincoln Potters an exhilarating victory over the heavily-favored Packers. The development gives the Potters a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three series...

Trains and Boats and Automobiles, Oh My!

Toy boat collection
Steve Castelli, a model car enthusiast and drag racer, had a toy vehicle collection that was legendary; with the assistance of his daughter, Tina Castelli, the Healdsburg Museum assembled these mechanical wonders, "a tribute not only to Steve, but to forward motion itself.”

TEDx Sonoma County changes points of view

TEDx Sonoma
“Sonoma County is an ideal location for TEDx,” said Marilyn Nagel, executive producer of TEDx Sonoma County. “TEDx thrives where there is a high density of ideas, diverse storytellers and an audience hungry for connection.”

5 Candidates for City Council’s 3 Seats

City Hall
In Healdsburg, five candidates filed for three four-year terms that will be on the ballot. They included the incumbents in those seats—Dave Hagele, to run for a third consecutive term; Ariel Kelley, to run to fill a second term; and Ron Edwards, who won a two-year term in 2022 and is running for a full four-year term this year. Two challengers also filed, Linda Cade and Heather Hannan-Kramer...
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Kelly and Noah Dorrance

Roots in the community

The proprietors of BloodRoot Wines, Kelly and Noah Dorrance, have been organizing an annual music and wine festival called The Ramble as a fundraiser benefitting  GIFFORDS, a national organization dedicated to preventing gun violence.
Actors pretending to drive

On the road again