Images of the February Storm
Photographer Rick Tang braved the early February storms to make these images of the area surrounding Healdsburg. Click on any image and it will launch a full-size version; use your browser's "back" arrow to return to this page and the Image Gallery.
‘Stay Healdsburg’ Awards $70,500 for Local Events
Stay Healdsburg—the hospitality arm of the Chamber of Commerce, funded by a benefit assessment district to promote visits to Healdsburg—announced this month more than $70,000 in sponsorships to 11 local organizations.
Healdsburg Happenings, Nov. 20-28
The Django Festival Allstars bring the exciting, influential sound of Parisian jazz to the Raven for this Saturday Nov. 22 show. Guitars, violin, accordion and guest vocals by Veronica Smith.
Suspicious Blaze Engulfs Wicked Slush
A Feb. 27, a fire erupted at the former Wicked Slush business on Healdsburg Avenue that did considerable damage to the structure—for almost 50 years the location of canoe rental businesses and, more recently, the Wicked Slush ice cream café.
Festival Celebrates Local Artists
The Healdsburg Arts Festival, an anchor summer event at the city’s Plaza for over a decade, returns after a challenging two-year hiatus for three days of visual, performing and culinary arts, Aug. 26–28.
“The festival demonstrates how art and creativity can lift all voices in...
Healdsburg Happenings, Feb. 12 – 20
There's more than just wining and dining in Healdsburg - there's also theater, with new shows opening on two stages this weekend...
Flashback: Cornerstone laid at First Presbyterian
125 Years Ago: The laying of the corner-stone of the Presbyterian Church on Friday afternoon took place with great eclat. The weather was fine and the attendance large. There were representatives from every denomination and the addresses were excellent.
Mill District Hotel Gets the Buzzsaw Treatment
The Mill District in Healdsburg is a 9.6-acre development featuring 43 luxury condominiums and a 53-key hotel, but the design of the hotel was met with mixed reviews from the Planning Commission.
Healdsburg Happenings, Jan. 30
The great French filmmaker Jacques Tati only made a handful of movies: 'Playtime' is one of his best. Virtually wordless (while a bouillabaisse of European languages is spoken, the gags are visual), the film follows Monsieur Hulot as he navigates the modern world with his self-confidence and composure unaffected.
Americana icon revisits his past
As a recording artist, if a person hangs around long enough, they get to look back at their body of work. And if they’re really lucky they not only get to revisit their canon, they even get a shot at reinterpreting and reimagining these earlier fruits of their labor. That’s what Alejandro Escovedo has done with his latest album, Echo Dancing. It finds him using the past to shape the future.
Arts & Entertainment
Fundraiser: Canapés for a cause
While the Paul Mahder Gallery has held fundraisers in the past, this one focused not on the well-to-do, but rather on those who do without.






















