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As Piazza Hospitality’s H4 project at 400 Healdsburg Ave. nears its next Planning Commission hearing sometime in August, questions have surfaced about the validity of their application to build the residential hotel they envision—16 rooms, 37 beds, mini-kitchens in most rooms and an on-site...

On Monday afternoon, the last day of July, multiple fire agencies responded to a vegetation fire that spread from the North Village development north of town. North Village, which includes housing and shopping areas, is expected to open in the autumn but is still...

Not too many works of art have changed the course of wine appreciation, but Sideways is on the short list. The 2004 movie, with its scenes extolling the virtues of pinot noir and the dismissive line, “I am not drinking f—g merlot!” changed not only...

A Healdsburg winery will pay $328,000 in lost wages to 21 agricultural workers to settle a complaint filed with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

Healdsburg Unified School District announced the selection of Francisco Manriquez as the new principal for Healdsburg High School. Manriquez has for the past two years has served as assistant principal at Healdsburg High.

There’s only one block between the popular corner restaurants on Center and North to the residential district that begins at East Street. But soon pedestrians will realize that the transition block is part of the Downtown Commercial zone after all. A new wine bar and...

Imagine what Healdsburg might be like in 2035. On hot days, residents and businesses throughout the city of Healdsburg could be cooled by a stunning canopy of shade trees. Urban gardens, farms and vineyards would flourish with locally produced compost.  Children could safely ride bikes...

The long-time-coming city awards for local arts projects were finally distributed in June, resulting in 40% of the money going to a single public arts project along Foss Creek Parkway. Much smaller awards went to a variety of proposals designed to underwrite community arts...

Songwriters in Paradise, a so-far barely-known, exclusive music and wine festival that is coming to Healdsburg for its second year, is a curated experience akin to having a backstage pass where one gets to know the inside stories and jokes.  It’s one of those “You...

To promote community wellbeing and a vibrant, resilient parks system, Sonoma County Regional Parks is creating a Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (CARP), and now seeks public input on future climate-related priorities and projects. The comprehensive plan will help the department address anticipated climate change...