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February 9, 2026

Prepare To Be Merry, Healdsburg!

A relatively new tradition continues this Friday with the third annual Merry Healdsburg party at the Plaza, an occasion to celebrate the winter season, shop for local gifts, enjoy the company of neighbors and witness the Lighting of the Tree. “Bring the whole family to...

Healdsburg Fire Marshal-Division Chief Linda Collister to retire in May

Healdsburg Fire Marshal-Division Chief Linda Collister, a champion of fire prevention and preparedness, a well-respected figure in the community and a mainstay of the Healdsburg Fire Department, is set to retire this May after working with the department for 15 years. “You have to have...

Couple assaulted, robbed at Gibbs Park

Petaluma Police apprehend suspect couple
Healdsburg Police officers responded to a report of an assault at Byron Gibbs Park at 5:27pm on Sunday, Aug. 3. When they arrived on the scene, on Prentice Drive near Sunnyvale Drive, they found a woman in her 70s bleeding profusely from her head. She related that she and her husband, from the East Bay region, had been visiting the area and went to Gibbs Park to use the public restroom...

Thanksgiving Through a Sommelier’s Palate

t goes without saying that the first Thanksgiving was nothing like the holiday dinner we celebrate today. Right? Truthfully, it wasn’t all that different. Except we've got wine.

Healdsburg’s Heart Is in the Right Place for Earth Day

It was a hopeful spring Sunday in Healdsburg. No better weather, location or company could be asked for to celebrate the Earth at the second annual Climate Fest on April 21, produced by Climate Action Healdsburg citizen’s group and the City of Healdsburg...

Hungry Hounds Feast on St. Helena, 54-25

Football player Frank Rea on the run
The last time the Hounds Varsity football team scored more than 50 points in a game was in 2016, another non-conference game against the Emery Spartans (62-0). Perhaps not since 1966 has there been such a performance by a Healdsburg quarterback as that by Nova Perrill last Friday...

Musical Offerings and More at Healdsburg Jazz Festival

BLUES Charlie Musselwhite performs at the Jackson Theatre on June 17.
Jazz pianist and composer Keith Jarrett once opined, "Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple." Fortunately, we know precisely when and where jazz will happen locally when the Healdsburg Jazz Festival returns for its 24th year. Running...

Tribune Photos of the Year

Christmas ornament selfie
A self-selected set of nine Healdsburg Tribune images from the year 2025, by Rick Tang.

NoMAD claims ‘maker space’ north of North

NoMAD members in Healdsburg
From Willi’s Seafood to Solful, the place has possibilities The businesses north of North Street in Healdsburg sometimes find themselves left out of the foot traffic from weekend visitors. “It’s a no-man’s land up here, you know,” said Jim Heid, owner of CraftWork in the...

Taking Action for Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction Coalition
A new metal drop box, gray and orange, has appeared in the parking lot next to the Alliance Medical Center next to Healdsburg Hospital. It’s not a mailbox or a book drop or a bank deposit box, but it looks like one—aside from the bold phrase, “Secure Sharps.” Medical professionals know what that means...
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Benicio del Toro

The good, the bad and the Oscars

Now that the nominations have been announced, let’s talk about them and what people should try to see before the big show. And once we get closer (the Oscars are March 15 this year), I’ll write my annual piece on what will win versus what should win.

Persistence of Memory