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June 7, 2025

Predawn Parade for St. Patrick’s Day

If there’s one thing Healdsburg residents agree on, it’s that there are only two parades worth attending year-in and year-out. One is the late-May Twilight Parade that kicks off the Future Farmers fair. The other is the pre-dawn parade around the Plaza, every St. Patrick’s...

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."

Active Aging Week Underway

True to Healdburg’s designation as the first Age Friendly City in Sonoma County, the City Council officially recognized International Active Aging Week at its Oct. 2 meeting. The message  is that regardless of age or health conditions, adults over 50 can live fully in...

Cannabis Applicants Jane, Solful win Licenses

By Christian Kallen It only took about half an hour for the Healdsburg City Council to make up their collective mind in choosing two out of eight applicants for cannabis business licenses in town. And, after a full year of process, eight months of application...

Special Olympics Torch Travels Through Town

Members of the Healdsburg Police Department who participated in the June 2022 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. From left, Angel Rodriguez, Lt. Luis Rodriguez, Chief Matt Jenkins with torch, and Officer Nick Doherty.
Early on the morning of the longest day of the year, June 21, residents of Cloverdale noticed an unusual  police escort for some runners winding through town. An hour and a half later, at 8:30am, they reached Healdsburg, where they were also granted an...

Postcard From Black Rock City

Sunrise at Burning Man
"I just crawled back to Healdsburg last week from my fourth Burning Man; my Prius is still caked in telltale white dust. Everyone has been asking me what it was like out there. I’ll try my best to explain." Our latest Postcard, this one from Simone Wilson...

Pride Flag, Electric Rates Raised by Council

The Healdsburg City Council gathered for the first of its two meetings in June, during which the council is tasked with a number of key measures to keep things on track for their goals and city management over the summer. The council and much...

Singing the Heart’s Song With Jendala

Laura Husch
Mark Themig, a close friend of Jen’s in recent years, was in a position to coordinate both city and community resources for the ceremony. “I think it was exactly what Jen would have wanted and enjoyed herself,” he said of the April afternoon gathering at Villa Chanticleer.

Healdsburg Happenings, March 7

Benefits, performances, movies, work parties and public meetings in Healdsburg from now until St. Patrick's Day.

Performers in Plaza Now Need a Permit

Occasional visitors to the Healdsburg Plaza may have been entertained during recent summer months by a casually dressed late-middle-aged man with a 12-string guitar, singing loudly from a swiveling office chair with a tip bowl in front of him. He is, by classic definition, a...
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