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Whether one is hosting a holiday Happy Hour or dinner party or just looking for inspiration to spice up winter drinks, these wintery, holiday-friendly cocktails made with local ingredients are sure to inspire.  It’s time to polish up the cocktail shaker and stock the bar...

’Tis the season for festive celebrations, grand family feasts—and questions about holiday wine pairing. What’s a great wine for the holidays? Which wine for prime rib? How about dessert? And this time of year, drinking seasonally means drinking bigger. Whether red or white, bigger wines...

For a town that’s changing so quickly, Healdsburg sure loves tradition. Whether it’s the second annual Merry Healdsburg or the 73rd annual Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament—or 100 years of Prune Packer baseball at Rec Park—this is a town that values and honors its...

Foodie Film: Six California Kitchens will be celebrated at Studio Barndiva on Thursday, Dec. 15, 3:30 to 5pm. Karen Schmitt and the family will be showing Ben Proudfoot’s documentary about Sally Schmitt and signing books. “Bahl Hornin’!” 237 Front St.  Community Posada: Friday, Dec. 16,...

At times, Sonoma County seems a sleepy little rural county, a regional center almost by accident, built through decades of accumulated suburbs. At other times, it feels loud as hell, especially when folk-punk rock bards The Crux are playing. This year, The Crux turns 15....

Coffee with the City: Join City Manager Jeff Kay and other staff for city-related topics on Thursday, Dec. 8, at Healdsburg Library, 119 Piper St. Questions will be taken; refreshments will be served. 5:30pm. Holiday Craft Fair: The Healdsburg Senior Center invites shoppers to find...

Merry Healdsburg:  Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday, Dec. 2, from 5-8:30pm at Healdsburg Plaza. See story in this issue. Senior Appreciation: The city holds their 39th Annual Senior Appreciation Dinner at 1:30pm on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Villa Chanticleer. This dinner is open to...

Thanksgiving Holiday: A rolling calendar of upcoming events in Healdsburg Craft Fair: Artists interested in displaying their hand-crafted items at the Healdsburg Senior Center are invited to call 707-433-3324 by Nov. 25. Placement fee of $30 allows a table and chair; the artists keep all...

For those of us in Northern California, some days it seems the world is going to hell in an organic, fair trade, artisanally-woven handbasket. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be fixed.  Here’s a thought: Our accumulated, collective actions are meaningful on both a micro...

The blues is many things—nothing but a bad dream, the devil’s music, a good man feeling bad and “the weirdest music I ever heard,” according to WC Handy. But the blues can also be a good time, and that’s the path that Elvin Bishop has...