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After a relatively quiet summer, the race for three seats on the Healdsburg City Council is picking up speed. Three candidate forums are scheduled for the next week, including a League of Women Voters online event on Wednesday night, and the second on the following Tuesday, a live-only event presented by the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce...

Walk through the town of Healdsburg on any given day and one will often find a family or a group of children running around trying to find as many doors as possible. The doors spark imaginations—who doesn’t want to know where the fairies reside when they are not working?

The Healdsburg City Council spent much of the day on March 25 discussing existing and future city goals, and how to maintain and enhance services in a goal-setting session for the coming year.

The view of Fitch Mountain looming to the east of Healdsburg is as much a signature of the town as the Russian River itself, a natural landmark that defines the region. It’s a small wonder—its 991-foot altitude is no Everest or Denali, but as...

Ease into the new year with the “NOT King Cole” trio, playing without a drummer and featuring tunes from the golden age of jazz. At the Spirit Bar, 6-9pm Saturdays.

125 Years Ago: The laying of the corner-stone of the Presbyterian Church on Friday afternoon took place with great eclat. The weather was fine and the attendance large. There were representatives from every denomination and the addresses were excellent.

Second major march against the Trump administration’s trespass of constitutional powers, on Saturday Oct. 18 from 11am to 1pm. Location is the same as the June 14 demonstration, from the Roundabout south to the Hwy 101 intersection. And more events this week in Healdsburg...

The name of one of cinema’s pre-eminent modern actors is now mentioned in the same breath as Healdsburg’s own True West Film Center. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the town’s nonprofit film organization broke ground on its new James Redford Campus in downtown Healdsburg...

Senior-home staffers threw a joint birthday party for the Big Four last Friday afternoon, on the final day of February. They branded it a “centenarian celebration.” The first two birthday girls wheeled into the snug party lounge were Healdsburg natives Marge Lampson and Marge Barnard, who remember attending public school together in Healdsburg.

The Healdsburg Arts Festival is back again this year, pared down to one busy day in the Plaza. Starting Saturday morning at 10am until 7pm, more than 40 artists will sell their personal and unique artwork of every description—from watercolors, oils and acrylics to...