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November 6, 2025

Snapshot: Wisps of Wisteria Signal Spring

Wisteria flows over a wall
Wisteria is associated with romance and spring, and it turns out spring love is more than a romantic idea. Longer days and increased warmth boosts phytochemicals in plants and hormones in animals. Plants transition from vegetative to reproductive growth (blooms and flowers) when Flowering Locus T (FT) is released.

Photos: Healdsburg Library opening draws a crowd

Ben Peery in the new Healdsburg Library
The modernization of Healdsburg’s library includes new carpet, paint, lighting, windows and of course room for books. Fanciful tree shapes and innovative reading cubbyholes surround the expanded Children’s Area. Adults can investigate extensive new shelving, and the Sonoma County Wine Library has expanded storage.

Ruse Sues the City Over Code Enforcement Violation

“The Notice of Violation was prompted by multiple factors including anonymous complaints and social media posts by The Ruse promoting selling memberships for a club component for non-registered guests," said Police Chief Matt Jenkins.

Mill District Hotel Gets the Buzzsaw Treatment

The Mill District in Healdsburg is a 9.6-acre development featuring 43 luxury condominiums and a 53-key hotel, but the design of the hotel was met with mixed reviews from the Planning Commission.

Packers Line Up for New Season

Team standing for anthem
Soon the crack of the bat will resound again over the newly replanted surface of the baseball diamond at Rec Park, as the Healdsburg Prune Packers wade into their 103rd year of local, quality, pro-level baseball...

Healdsburg Lumber Moves Into Future

Healdsburg history was remade this week as the long-standing location of Healdsburg Lumber Company closed and a new 43,000-square-foot complex of home improvement services opened less than a mile to the south, toward Highway 101. “Healdsburg Lumber has been at that facility since 1875 or...
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Arts & Entertainment

CARPE DIEM string quartet at The 222

Healdsburg Happenings, Nov. 6 – 17

The boundary-breaking Carpe Diem ensemble has earned widespread critical acclaim for its performances of traditional repertoire, new music, genre-bending collaborations and community engagement. At The 222 on Sunday Nov. 9, and other Healdsburg Happenings this week...