Piala, a Georgian restaurant focusing on natural wines, is scheduled to open at the end of September. (Photo by Laura Hagar Rush) On August 31, the Sebastopol City Council voted unanimously to uphold the Planning Commission’s decision to grant a city permit to sell alcohol to Piala, the restaurant co-owned by restauranteur Lowell Sheldon. The process of getting this approval, which is integral to opening the restaurant, was complicated by opposition from a group of former employees who claim that Sheldon sexually harassed them at restaurants he owned and managed in the past.
Maybe I missed it in previous stories, but it would have been nice to describe the location of the new restaurant. From the photo, it looks like it on Healdsburg Avenue.
Small quibble: This article spells Lowell Sheldon's last name two different ways at various points in the story. It is Sheldon with a "d," not a "t". A little proofreading can give the journalism more credibility.
Maybe I missed it in previous stories, but it would have been nice to describe the location of the new restaurant. From the photo, it looks like it on Healdsburg Avenue.
Small quibble: This article spells Lowell Sheldon's last name two different ways at various points in the story. It is Sheldon with a "d," not a "t". A little proofreading can give the journalism more credibility.
Great article Laura, it does appear the city council is in over its head on this one.