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September 5, 2025

Local Family Feels Burned in Renaming of Gym

The Frost Hall sign on what is now the Drew Esquivel Gym
Anthony Frost, now of Cloverdale, posted, “I’m lost for words. H.C Frost was one of the founding board members of Healdsburg unified and donated much funds to build the first gym in Healdsburg. The Frost family has been in this town since the early 1800s,” he claimed.

Details Take Shape in Library Remodel

Healdsburg Library being remodeled
As the months roll by, the Healdsburg Library Modernization Project continues along its steady path. Week by week, the contractors complete one task after another, bringing us closer to the reopening of the 139 Piper St. library we all know and love.

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.

‘Safety Call’ Ends 100-Mile Race Early

Race winner Dennis Boic
“We had to make a safety call. Without the bridge, there’s no safe way to get across the creek,” Skip Brand of the Lake Sonoma 100 said on Sunday afternoon. “The creek is 6-7 feet deep and raging right now. Plus, the wind picked up in the late afternoon and several trees came down, creating additional hazards.”

City Faces Suit Over Brown Act, Election Violations

Healdsburg City Hall
Retired attorney Jon Eisenberg filed civil suit against the City of Healdsburg, charging multiple Brown Act violations in two recent cases that demonstrate what he calls “a pattern of misbehavior that is deeply embedded in the culture of Healdsburg’s city government…” His action focused on what he called the “tainted decision making” in the effort to get Measure O on the ballot and the campaign to get it passed; and the transition to district elections now underway.

Riverkeeper Recruits to Meet Challenges

Offices of Russian Riverkeeper, Healdsburg
Sharp-eyed motorists have noticed a name change on a long white office building on Healdsburg Avenue, just a quick stroll away from the Quail and Condor bakery. The colors are still blue and white but the Bright Event Rentals sign is gone, and in its place the bold letters proclaim Russian Riverkeeper, now in its umpteenth home in Healdsburg, and still ready to Save the River.

Lady Hounds Tough It Out With ‘Gritty’ Play

Ruby Leffew on the march
The saga of Healdsburg’s basketball seasons, boys and girls, continues to be played out, though hopes for a repeat league championship for the girls have been damaged by the dominance of Ukiah, a new addition to the NBL-Redwood division, which remains undefeated in league play.

Healdsburg Happenings, Feb. 6 – 15

Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival
Feb. 8: The longrunning, ever-surprising Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival returns to the Congressman Don Clauson Fish Hatchery at the head of Dry Creek Valley. This free event attracts up to 10,000 people to the visitors center, for natural history education, live music, arts and crafts, and fishing-themed games. From 10am to 4pm...

Gym, Theater Dedicated to Drew Esquivel

Friends of Drew Esquivel
Perhaps for the first time in its young life, the new Drew Esquivel Hall on the Healdsburg High School campus boasted a bleacher full of fans—wrestling fans, drama fans, fans of the school district and of Drew Esquivel himself—all come to recognize the dedication...

Italian Legacy of Mugnaini Wood-Fire Ovens

Jason Clay at Mugnaini Ovens in Healdsburg
Several local pizzerias have an unspoken bond running between their kitchens. Geyserville’s Diavola, the Matheson restaurant, Journeyman Meat Co., PizZando … even Big John’s Market. The common element is that they all purchased their pizza ovens from Mugnaini, a wood fire oven manufacturer in Healdsburg...
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