Briefs

Who Has the Cheapest Corkage Fees in Healdsburg?

December 12, 2023

There's an interesting piece in the latest issue of the Trib on the rising price of corkage fees for the BYOB experience at restaurants in town. SingleThread leads the pack at $150 per bottle. Agave is on the much lower end at $8 per bottle — and...

In Memoriam: Margaret Jackson

February 19, 2024

At 11 a.m. on Saturday, St. John's will host funeral services for Margaret Jackson, a local elementary school teacher who died late last year in her mid-70s. Margaret was a third-generation Healdsburg native who "returned to her hometown to begin her lifelong teaching career"...

In Memoriam: Shirley Nell-Galvin

February 9, 2024

On Feb. 22, a memorial service at St. John's will celebrate the life of Shirley Nell-Galvin, who was born in San Francisco and lived in Healdsburg and Windsor on and off for many years. She was 97 when she died last month. Shirley and...

AVFilm Changing Name to ‘True West Film Center’

March 16, 2024

The local nonprofit that plans to open a movie theater in downtown Healdsburg sometime in the next year is changing its name from AVFilm to True West Film Center, according to the Press Democrat. The new name, which will take effect in a few...

Point Fire at Lake Sonoma Creeps Through Dry Creek Valley Near Healdsburg: Updates

June 17, 2024

It's been a long and gut-wrenching 30-plus hours in the Dry Creek Valley northwest of Healdsburg, where a wildfire called the Point Fire has now burned around 1,200 acres, according to Cal Fire. It broke out near Lake Sonoma just before 1pm on Sunday,...

Gaza War Protesters Target Healdsburg Weapons Facility

April 16, 2024

You may have seen or heard the dozens of Gaza war protesters demonstrating in Healdsburg this morning, one day after major anti-war protests swept the nation. Down in the Bay Area, protesters halted traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge and the 880 for hours...

November 11, 2024

Proof we’re all living in a small-town rom-com: Newsweek just declared Healdsburg to be the No. 3 top “Christmas town” in the U.S., as “selected by our featured panelists and contributors and voted on by readers.” The No. 1 spot went to Grapevine, Texas, for its “magical rides aboard...

Kids Ballet Classes Return to Healdsburg

January 2, 2024

Local dancer and artist Greta Schoenberg is starting up her ballet and contemporary dance school again in Healdsburg this month, after taking three years off due to "pandemic disruptions and rent increases." The old Healdsburg Ballet studio across from the Healdsburg High School pool also...

July 3, 2024

Just in time to get us through this heat wave, Memorial Beach opened for the summer season on Monday, July 1. It’s not just a big, sad pile of sand anymore! From Sonoma County parks officials, who oversee our little stretch of river sand: "The...

October 15, 2024

The owners of Summer’s Market near the high school, who’ve been keeping after-school pitstop culture alive at 555 Powell Ave. ever since the iconic Powell Avenue Market shut down a little over a decade ago, just closed up shop late last month. “We are closed for a few...

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Sports

Jacob French gets another hit with the Healdsburg Prune Packers

Prune Packers continue to win big in summer baseball

July 9, 2025

The dominance of the Healdsburg Prune Packers over the Pacific Empire League, and all of their Northern California rivals in college summer ball, continues. They opened the 2025 season on June 6 and reeled off eight straight victories before encountering PEL rival the Humboldt Crabs on June 18, losing the middle game of a three-game series by a 6-3 score. Now they've won 10 in a row, and counting...

The view of the Packers from the pressbox

July 2, 2025

Packers pull out a late win at home

July 2, 2025