Chanukah Candle Lighting Set for Dec. 11 in Healdsburg
The annual lighting of the Chanukah menorah, or candelabra, will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Oakville Grocery on Healdsburg Plaza. Previous years' event drew several dozen people, who lit...
View ArticleGive Homemade This Holiday Season
In the off-chance you haven't completed your holiday shopping after all of the Brown Thursday, Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday sales, perhaps you'd like to make gifts this year. One...
View ArticleHealdsburg Turns Thumbs Down on Psychic Palm Reading Business
While downtown Healdsburg is home to businesses ranging from wineries to bookstores to bike shops, notably absent are psychics, palm and card readers. Based on the Healdsburg Planning Commission's...
View ArticleHealdsburg Jazz Festival Nabs NEA Grant for Tribute to Charlie Haden
Healdsburg Jazz Festival is one of 832 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive a National Endowment for the Arts "Art Works" grant, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman announced Tuesday. Healdsburg...
View ArticleUPDATE: Almost 4,000 Residents Suffered Power Outages in Sonoma County
NOTE: This story was updated at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 and again at 7:30 p.m. UPDATE: An estimated 276 customers were still without electricity in four areas of Sonoma County late this...
View ArticlePension Reform, Extending Measure M Top Priorities for Sonoma County
Politicians are constantly talking to us about jobs. What is disappointing is the disconnect between talked about policies being implemented into real programs that actually accomplish much needed...
View ArticleRock Star Art and Cuisine, Crafts and Toys for the Weekend in Healdsburg
Here in Healdsburg we had our tree-lighting ceremony in the Plaza last week, but they are getting around to it this Thursday up in Geyserville -- with not just one tree, but a Community of Trees....
View ArticleRegional Parks Receives $1 Million for Future Mark West Park and Open Space...
Sonoma County Regional Parks has received $1 million from the California River Parkways Program to help purchase 297 acres in the Mark West Creek watershed. The land is slated for a future regional...
View Article74-Year-Old Woman Sentenced in Fatal Camp Meeker Gazebo Crash
The driver of the car that crashed into a gazebo at Camp Meeker, killing a 61-year-old Petaluma woman standing in line for a "zip-line" Redwoods canopy tour, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading...
View ArticleBear Republic Going The Distilled Spirits Route?
Healdsburg's Bear Republic Brewing Co. has always had a winner with its Racer 5 brand. Now, it appears the venerable brew pub may be taking that win into another venue -- distilled spirits -- according...
View ArticleRape, Forced Oral Sex, Genital Lacerations—Reports at Sonoma Developmental...
At least 36 reports of rape, forced oral sex and molestation of patients at Sonoma Developmental Center and other state run operations for the intellectually disabled have gone uninvestigated in the...
View ArticleFantasy Football Guide: Must Starts, Sits During Week 13
Welcome to week 13 of the National Football League season. This season has gone way too quickly for my liking, so let's savor these last few weeks by winning some fantasy football matchups....
View ArticleMan Found Dead in Creek Bed in Rural Sonoma County
A 60-year-old man missing since Nov. 21 was found today in a creek bed in Timber Cove in rural Sonoma County, police said. Aron Laventer was found at 9:45 a.m. after a two-day search by Sonoma County...
View ArticleStorm Kicks Back Up, Flash Flood Watch Issued
Hope you enjoyed Thursday's relatively clear skies because the next onslaught of wind and rain hits the San Fransisco Bay Area Thursday night is expected to worsen Friday. The flash flood watches go...
View Article900 Customers Without Power in Sonoma Area This Morning
Bay City News Service About 900 people are without power in Sonoma county this morning. Approximately 7,600 PG&E customers remain without power in the Bay Area because of storm-related outages, a...
View ArticleBreaking: No Action on Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court will not act on gay marriage, the Wall Street Journal and numerous sources on Twittering are reporting. ----- The future of same-sex unions in California could be decided Friday, if...
View ArticleSigns of Progress: Musical Chairs in Downtown Business District
More than a half-dozen stores and restaurants are shuffling around in downtown Healdsburg -- a movement merchants say spells business uptick. "I think all of this is encouraging news because we are...
View ArticleSetlist for a Rainy Day?
1. Rain,The Beatles 2. Have You Ever Seen the Rain?Creedence Clearwater Revival 3.A Hard Rains Gonna Fall, George Harrison and Bob Dylan 4. Rainy Day, Dream Away/Still Raining Still Dreaming, 1983...
View ArticleSupreme Court Announcement on Prop. 8 Review Expected Monday or Later
Bay City News Service The U.S. Supreme Court will not announce until at least Monday and possibly later whether it will review the case of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. The...
View Article'Strolling Dine Around' Starts Wednesday for 4 Days in Healdsburg
A popular, three-hour Wine Country dining experience returns to Healdsburg this December. The Fourth Annual Healdsburg Strolling Dine Around will feature some of the area's finest restaurants. Diners...
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