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The Bohemian Grove Club first met in San Francisco in 1872. Its founding was intended to help creatives flourish. Summer camping started in 1878. In 1899 the club purchased 160 acres from M.C. Meeker, but the grounds have now expanded to about 2,700 acres.

This month’s exhibit at the Upstairs Art Gallery features a collection of oil and acrylic paintings by Willow LaLand, along with the Staircase Smallworks showcase featuring Gen Zorich’s ‘Summertime’ exhibit. Meet the artists on ...

Last Sunday, July 19, said Mayor Chris Herrod, Healdsburg pulled off another ‘two-fer’ with the Guelaguetza festival at Foley and a screening of the World Cup final at the Plaza. We have the story, with a photo gallery, online now.

It was Saturday of the first high-season weekend in Healdsburg, Memorial Day, and the owners of Baci Café & Wine Bar, looked forward to another successful year, their 16th on Healdsburg Avenue one block from the Plaza. Then a car drove through the front door.

Man of letters and the arts Dana Gioia will speak at the Healdsburg Library on Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Eliabeth Bishop on July 28.

"Much Ado About Nothing," one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, starts a three-weekend run on stage at Bacchus Landing. Directed by Steven David Martin and staged by the Raven Players, it’s a tale of love and villainy with a happy ending.

"Healdsburg is lucky to be able to have slow streets for our neighbors to walk and bike safely, while also having the highway nearby for those in a hurry traveling from north to south," writes Ariel Kelley. "I know change can be tough, but at the same time, you only get one life."

Whether a tourist or a local (or that broad category of “visitors from nearby”), everyone knows the first stop is Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach, where the Redwood Highway crosses the Russian River. According to Sarah Campbell of Sonoma County Regional Parks, the most recent headcount showed about 68,000 visitors for the previous year.

In 2025 alone, Russian Riverkeeper—self-styled protector of the river—pulled roughly a half-million pounds of trash from its waters, a volume that has grown, year over year, for the past five years. To do so, the Healdsburg nonprofit organized 900 local volunteers across 75 separate cleanup events along its length.

SIP founder Patrick Davis and his wife, Lauren Jenkins, are big fans of Healdsburg, Davis said, noting that every time he visits, he is impressed by the friendliness of the locals. He was introduced to the city by Mike Brennan, board member of the Chamber of Commerce and director of sales at Mills District, Davis said.