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January 21, 2026

Serving up a winning season

Meher Dhiman, Healdsburg's #1 singles player.
Said Meher Dhiman, " “The most valuable thing I’ve learned in these four years is to play for every point. It’s never too late to make a comeback—when games get hard embrace it, and leave it all out on the court!”

City of Healdsburg, Eisenberg settle litigation

City Hall, Healsdburg
The City of Healdsburg announced the settlement of legal action brought by Jon Eisenberg, a retired attorney living in Healdsburg, against the City for violations of the Brown Act. At issue was a “pattern of misbehavior that is deeply embedded in the culture of Healdsburg’s city government,” in the terms of Eisenberg’s January 2025 complaint.

Rain Can’t Dampen Fitch Mountain Celebration

Mike McGuire giving speech in the rain
Healdsburg, into a public park with open trail access to the summit, the date May 4 was picked weeks ago, and a little rain wasn’t going to delay the occasion.

Movies Headed Back to Healdsburg

Not all meetings of the Planning Commission are controversial. Sure, some get appealed to the City Council and a few end up in court; many pass a project on to the residents of Healdsburg in the form of higher buildings, more traffic and less...

JANE opens the door to high heaven

Owners open JANE Healdsburg
In this "web extra," we take readers inside the JANE Dispensary. It officially opened last week right next to the Coyote Sonoma, a tasting room for Wilson wines and live music venue (aka the “Coyote Den”).

Voters Face Choice on Where, When to Cast Ballots

Deva Marie Proto
Starting on Monday of this week, voters began to cast ballots for the Nov. 5 general election—including local, regional, state and national candidates and measures. There are plenty of choices on where and when to vote...

To Whom Goes the Golden Man? Oscar Favorites

Ralph Fiennes in 'Conclave,' nominated for several Oscars
Critic Jared Rasic writes, "Once again, I’ve divided my guesses into what should win vs. what will win, but with so many of the nominees this year coming from movies I genuinely enjoyed, I’ll be happy no matter who takes home the little bald man."

Local At-Risk Woman Found Deceased

A weeks-long search for missing Geyserville resident Michele Paul, an 81-year-old woman with “cognitive issues,” ended tragically Monday afternoon when she was found dead in Boonville, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. Her car was found nearby, “several miles down a dirt road...

Harvest: ‘For me, Christmas lives inside a cake’

Yule log cake at Costeaux
My family’s tradition is the bûche de Noël. A Christmas log. It arrives on an antique silver platter, dusted lightly with powdered sugar for snow, as if it has just been lifted from the forest floor.

Local ‘rock star’ on art tour

Sculptor T Barny with diamond saw
For Alexander Valley sculptor T Barny, it’s about more than just about the stone. “It’s a way scientists or astronomers envision the universe as being infinite, but finite,” he says. “It just keeps going, keeps going, keeps going.” The concepts of art and topology animate him.
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Arts & Entertainment

Ballet Folklorico de Cloverdale

Mexican hero becomes a family legend

Local drama takes another step forward with the next play at the Raven, "Who Will Dance with Pancho Villa?" But the production, which opens on Jan. 22 for an eight-performance run, is hardly new. Gabriel Fraire and his brother John wrote it over 30 years ago and it had its first off-Broadway performance in New York in 1994.