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Despite various interpretations of the meaning of the acronym, SOAR stands for “Somewhere On A River, which is always where I dream of being,” Larry Laba said, as if he knew from the outset what motivated him.

Misunderstandings, misdeeds and misdemeanors in the dispach log of the Healdsburg Police Department. For instance...

25 years ago, Healdsburg reacted with shock, alarm, patriotism and sorrow at the news that the nation had been attacked. An impromptu gathering took place in the Plaza three days later, on Friday, Sept. 14, 2001. People came to sing, pray, light candles and take comfort in community. Tonight -- the 25th anniversary of 9/11 - Healdsburg will gather again.

Candice Koseba is a rare Healdsburg figure who earned her local reputation in something other than wine, dining or olive oil. Her specialty is bees, and honey of course, and from her Dry Creek Valley homestead she oversees a thriving collection of local bee...

"Alan Cohen misses the mark in blaming the failure of Measure O on “the same people” who protested his effort to develop six-bedroom housing at the former site of Healdsburg Lumber," says one letter-writer...

This week Otis Hardin graduated from the Santa Rosa Junior College Public Safety Training Center in Windsor. Other police news to follow...

The long-awaited repaving of March Avenue, one of Healdsburg’s primary east-west connecting roads, got underway on Monday of this week, Aug. 24. The work takes place from 7:30am to 4pm every weekday, but there is no construction next weekend, Aug. 29-30, and the road...

This issues log of police dispatch reports from Aug. 10 - 15. Mistaken vehicles, reckless driving, slashed tires and distruptive people, all in a week's work for Healdsburg Police.

Thursday morning, Aug. 20, an appeal was filed to the City of Healdsburg over the Aug. 10 decision to approve “The Hudson” luxury senior housing development by the Planning Commission.  Appeals are not unheard of, they are rare, and rarer still is when he Planning...

Some people say they’re holding off on washing their car until LUV comes to town. A laudable sentiment, perhaps, but if the modern-day car wash on Healdsburg Avenue is what they’re waiting for, that day is upon us. Soon, anyway. The installation’s target date for...