Agave Brings More Than Mole to the Table
Agave Restaurant in Healdsburg has reopened with a new 250-year-old redwood bar, a new mole menu, and a renewed focus on Oaxacan flavors and personal service.
Housing Market Report: A Rising Tide
The Healdsburg housing market saw a decrease in sales in 2023, with median prices increasing by 9% to $1.23 million, due to high interest rates and a rise in investors and second-home owners.
Greyhound Girls Continue Winning Ways
The Healdsburg High girls basketball team dominated Elsie Allen 54-25 in their 2024 North Coast Redwood League opener, led by Allie Espinoza's 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 steals.
North Healdsburg Finds Its Center
Enso Village, a senior living community in Healdsburg, is a Zen-inspired, intentional community that promotes independent living, resident empowerment, inclusivity and sustainability.
National Parks Come into Focus
Andy Katz, a lifelong photographer, used the pandemic to hit the road with a camera to capture striking images of natural phenomena from all of the country's 63 national parks, which was published in A Walk in the Park.
2023 Crosses the Finish Line: The Year in Review
In 2023, Healdsburg experienced a variety of events and news, including SMART's getting closer, the move of Healdsburg Lumber, the return of Climate Fest, the success of the Prune Packers, and the Healdsburg Museum's "We Are Not Strangers Here: African American Histories in Rural California" exhibit.
Ringing In the New Year, 2024
New Year's Eve offers a variety of fine dining options, parties, and kid-friendly activities in the Healdsburg area, as well as transportation options for those without designated drivers.
Bird’s Wings Clipped in Bankruptcy Filing
Bird Global, the electric scooter and bike company that provides transportation vehicles by the hour in Healdsburg, Windsor and more than 300 other cities, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 20th, but the company is still providing its services in Healdsburg and other communities.
Nutcracker ‘Orphanage’ Grows Every Year
One of the world’s largest collections of nutcracker dolls gazes down on breakfast diners at Healdsburg’s Costeaux French Bakery this time of year, promoting the holiday spirit at the 100-year-old bakery. From mid-November into mid-January, hundreds of the small wood effigies of spirits, tin...
Christmas Calendar
Karaoke KarolsOne might expect some holiday standards on Dec. 21, when it’s Locals Thursday at Coyote Sonoma. Rob Bogan manages the singalong, select beer and wine is $5, no reservations needed. Taproom opens at 4pm, karaoke begins at 7pm on the indoor stage. No...
Arts & Entertainment
Action film or sentimental claptrap: Spielberg’s dilemma
"How much a person likes 'Disclosure Day,' the newest film from director Steven Spielberg, depends a lot on what their favorite film of his is. I’ve spent my entire life chasing the feeling I got from watching 'Jurassic Park' for the first time at 13 years old. So to say that I looked forward to 'Disclosure Day" is a massive understatement," says film critic Jared Rasic.
