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June 23, 2026

Who will win Oscars this year? Read our predictions

Scene from 'Hamnet'
"Two weeks ago, I would have said Timothee Chalamet had this one won, but he’s been a desperate weirdo in his press tour, so now I think Michael B. Jordan might take the the Best Actor statuette home..."

Police Log, June 23 – 29

Police and fireworks
9:38pm A woman on Powell Avenue near the laundromat screamed at people and asked for marijuana and beer. An officer contacted the woman and she agreed to quiet down.

Healdsburg Fireworks: The Big Show That Wasn’t

Kids Parade winner
A record-breaking celebration seemed in the works on Thursday morning, July 4, to celebrate the holiday with a Kids Parade and an all-comers Duck Dash at the Plaza. Then the news broke: The city's fireworks show for that night had been canceled. Why?...

Healdsburg Happenings, May 8-May 16

Pomo baskets at the Healdsburg Museum
The Healdsburg Museum reopens Saturday after an interior remodel with a new exhibit, “Pomo Weavers Society,” which includes baskets, artwork, dresses and regalia by local Indigenous artists. Through Nov. 2, open Wednesdays through Sundays, 11am-4pm, 221 Matheson St. healdsburgmuseum.org. 

Corazón Brings Los Lobos Back to Town

Corazón Healdsburg, the 7-year-old community services nonprofit, called on some old friends to help kick off Hispanic Heritage Month. Once called “just another band from East L.A.,” four-time Grammy Award-winning Los Lobos will return to the Raven Theater on Oct. 1 to celebrate their...

City Settles Inclusionary Housing Fee Lawsuit

Front door of Healdsburg city offices
Last last month the City of Healdsburg reached a settlement with a local couple who challenged a required $20,000 inclusionary housing fee for a new house and ADU on their residential property. The settlement, for $35,000, puts a temporary end to a legal challenge of the City of Healdsburg’s inclusionary housing fee policy.

Second county resident tests presumptive positive for COVID-19

The County of Sonoma announced Thursday morning, March 5, that a second presumptive positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the county. COVID-19 is a novel strain of coronavirus.

Sun Day: Activists focus on new solar holiday

Solar array in Healdsburg
Following two retreats where members of Climate Action Healdsburg (CAH) workshopped ways to continue their commitment to environmental concerns even as the social and political landscape was changing dramatically, the group decided to join the national Sun Day movement, at thirdact.org/sun-day.

‘This is how we live here…’ Liza’s market journey

Fresh spring strawberries
At the Healdsburg Certified Farmers’ Market, strawberries are reaching their peak sweetness, their scent lingering in the air before they are even visible in the stalls. Spring onions and green garlic are tender, fava beans are shelled by the pound and sugar snap peas—the kind of bright green that seems to be omnipresent in my life lately—offer that crisp, wet-mouth crunch that makes them an irresistible snack...

Housing Market Shows Sharp Divide

What makes Healdsburg’s market particularly unique is the continued dominance of non-primary residence purchases. In 2024, 61% of all purchases were for second homes or investment properties, with rural properties showing an even higher rate at 76%. This tracks with 2023 when 64% of properties were purchased as non-primary residences, writes a local realtor.
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Arts & Entertainment

A festival of love at local film center

While some 17 films and three “surprise screenings” are spread out over the four-day festival, that obscure majority is outweighed in impact by four classic love stories, including 'Roman Holiday,' 'The Birdcage,' 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg' and none other than Nick Cage and Cher in Moonstruck.