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October 11, 2025

Farmworker Protest Planned in Healdsburg Plaza

A farmworker protest is being planned in the plaza during the Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience's pinnacle event on Saturday: the "grand tasting" downtown. The demonstration is called "Power in the Plaza," and like last year, it's being organized by the local labor group...

Healdsburg Champagne Bar Now Open

Looks like the sisters behind Healdsburg's new downtown champagne bar couldn't help but soft-open this past week, even though their official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony isn't til Valentine's Day (of course). Caroline Bontia, the fun-loving lady who runs the "Shop Local Healdsburg" Instagram...

In Memoriam: Joyce Alger

Lifelong Healdsburg and Windsor resident Joyce Alger passed away last month at age 78. Her husband of nearly 50 years, Joe Alger, died back in 2011 — and one of their two sons, David Alger, was killed by cancer in 2019. Here's a glimpse into...

Winter Shelter Shakeup for Healdsburg

The county's official list of "warming centers" for the homeless this season does not include St. Paul's Church on Matheson Street, which has historically served as Healdsburg's local shelter. Instead, the go-to will now be L&M Village — our new motel-turned-shelter at the south end of...

In Memoriam: Wayne ‘Yogi’ Steindorf

Healdsburg ag legend Wayne Leo Steindorf, affectionately called Yogi by friends, just died at age 81 after a long illness, according to his obituary. "He was an original," former Healdsburg Tribune staffer Ray Holley wrote on Facebook over the weekend. Back in the '70s,...

Healdsburg Oak Tree at Community Garden, 130 Years Old, Might Be Chopped Down

The ancient and beloved local oak tree that grounds a new Healdsburg community garden is at risk of being torn out by local government officials. It's a "spread valley" oak, at least 130 years old, at the "Lil Ag Equity Garden" run by local...

Where Healdsburg’s SMART Train Station Will Go

It's official: Healdsburg's future SMART train station will be located at our historic (but long unused) train depot on Hudson Street, located a couple blocks west of the Russian River, near the Fogbelt brewpub. The Healdsburg City Council decided as much at their meeting...

Dance Studio Opening at Healdsburg Flower Farm

Dragonfly dance studio
A group in town called the Healdsburg Dance Collective, founded by four ex-pro dancers early last year, is finally opening their own physical space after a year-and-a-half of working with other fitness studios in town to offer classes, rehearsals and performances. And it sounds like a pretty idyllic...

Healdsburg’s Girls Basketball Team Wins League Championship (Again)

Everyone was pretty sure this would happen, but now it's a done deal: Healdsburg High School's consistently excellent girls basketball team won the league championship game against Rancho Cotate on Saturday night. This means they took the No. 1 spot out of seven teams...

Black Sports Journalist Felt Profiled at Healdsburg Boutique

Top sports journalist and personality Marc Spears says he felt racially profiled for being Black on a recent visit to the ANTHEM home boutique on the Healdsburg plaza, at the corner of Center and Matheson streets. ANTHEM is a chain with five locations across the Bay...

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Frank Rea carries the ball

Greyhounds still chasing victory

“As far as securing a win, we just really need to maintain focus and take care of the little things,” said coach Taylor Tappin. “Most of our games have been lost because we lose focus on defense or special teams, and give up too many big plays. If we can lock in and do our jobs, then we should be able to play with anyone in our league.”
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