Pair of Petes Launch Floyd Tribute Band
After failed attempts at names like “Petewood Mac” and “the Peatles,” Pete Delaney’s wife entered the chat and threw out, “You should call yourselves ‘Pete Floyd.’” And thus, the two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl launched a new band.
Mill Street Antiques Leaves the Building
There are now about a dozen dealers in the former plywood warehouse on Mill Street at the corner of Healdsburg Avenue, selling old clothes and hats, back issues of no-longer-published magazines, faded bird art, grain shovels, hand pumps, Hawaiian shirts and old radios, crockery...
Healdsburg Happenings, Sept. 11 – 20
It's time once again for the monthly ‘Tianguis’ open-air market, with food trucks, craft booths, live entertainment and the community gathered together. From 4-6pm Saturday at the City Hall parking lot at 401 Grove St.
NCS title within reach for revived Lady Hounds
The Healdsburg girls basketball team is on the verge of a benchmark of success that has eluded them for decades. Depending on the results of the Tuesday night game against Division 5 North Coast Section championship series, the Hounds could end up in the upcoming final match.
Last Election of its Kind
On Tuesday night, four of the five residents on the ballot for the Healdsburg City Council whiled away the after-dinner hours downtown, waiting for the results of the day’s general election. Although newcomer Heather Hannan-Kramer was nowhere to be found, Ariel Kelley and her...
Police Log, August 2 – 11
Healdsburg Police "media bulletin" transcribed and published weekly. Includes a range of reportable incidents, from petty to felonious. Read this week's report...
Homecoming Parade: A Slice of Americana
By John Linker
Every high school has a Homecoming, but not every high school holds a Homecoming Parade.
Last Friday afternoon, Healdsburg carried on its yearly tradition of holding one such parade. Four floats, one per class at the high school, were escorted by Healdsburg police...
Return of the Covid Pandemic?
So prevalent if under-reported is this latest Covid surge that CVS Pharmacy ran out of Covid test kits, as did other drug stores. Rite Aid in Healdsburg did manage to keep tests on hand, but the fact that some places did not is pretty clear evidence something’s going around...
Parks & Recreation Weighs Names for Saggio Hills Park
Judging from comments from both the public and the commission members itself, there's a clear favorite in the naming of a new Saggio Hills park: Laura Fish Somersal, a Pomo basketweaver thought to be among the last native speakers of both the Pomo and Wappo languages, languages she taught at Sonoma State University and elsewhere.
Now more than ever, Sonoma County youth are struggling with mental health
As more and more youth experience negative mental health impacts fueled by years of natural disasters and a pandemic, local school counselors and mental health experts are seeing an uptick in requests by adolescents for social-emotional support.
“We see students experiencing social-emotional effects due to...
Arts & Entertainment
Ramble returns to Healdsburg June 6
What began with the Noah and Kelly Dorrance's passion for music and wine has grown into an annual festival that brings people together through a shared commitment to making a difference in the world.






















