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July 26, 2026

In Memoriam: Bob Pape

Longtime Healdsburg resident Bob Pape, a well-loved leader in local schools who went on to become a bit of a community fitness guru, passed away earlier this month at the age of 76, according to his obituary — "after a short and intense battle with...

Easter Crow Cuts Power to Healdsburg: Report

As the kiddos of Healdsburg scrambled for Easter eggs on Sunday morning, a local crow caused a power outage that affected large swaths of the city, according to local officials. It all felt very mythical. "The first reports of lost power came in just...

Some Healdsburg Residents Still Conserving Water

A TV news crew from CBS stopped by our little town during the recent storm to explore a clever news angle. "One Sonoma County town remembers three years ago, when their water supply almost ran dry," the CBS anchor says in the resulting segment....

‘Bomb Cyclone’ Wreaks Havoc on Healdsburg Area

Now THAT was a storm. A "bomb cyclone," to be precise. It reportedly brought 4 to 6 inches of rain and "hurricane-force" winds as strong as 50-80 mph to Healdsburg and environs over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, the PG&E power-outage map showed...

Kids Ballet Classes Return to Healdsburg

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...

Simone’s Healdsburg Event Log: March 11-19, Including St. Patrick’s

Tuesday, March 11 Women’s history scavenger hunt at the mini Healdsburg Library inside the Community Center (daily through Mar 31, 10am-6pm)“Toast Tuesday” at Costeaux French Bakery: Get a free loaf of bread when you dine in (weekly, 7:30am-3pm)Healdsburg High School softball team plays home game against Lower Lake High (3:30pm)Homework...

New Healdsburg Mexican Restaurant ‘Arandas’ Opening Soon at Hotel Les Mars

Big restaurant on North Street: Not even three months after shutting down the decade-old Chalkboard restaurant on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, billionaire Bill Foley is opening a new Mexican restaurant called Arandas in the space on June 17. Foley's local holdings...

Motorcyclist Dies in Healdsburg Crash

Did you get that Nixle alert about the road closure at Dry Creek Road and Grove Street on Saturday evening? Dry Creek was closed between Big John's and the 101 exit for around five hours that night; when I drove by, all I saw was a...

Sonoma County Crab Season On Hold

Dungeness Crab
Our local Dungeness crab season is on hold again this year, "due to the risk of humpback whales and endangered sea turtles being caught in fishing equipment," the Eater SF food blog reports. State officials will do their next risk assessment on Dec. 21, but right now it's looking...

Healdsburg Named 3rd Best Christmas Town in America

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...

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Track race

Nearing the finish line as track season ends

The “galloping Greyhounds” had several middle-distance runners in the hunt for much of the season, and at the NCS Meet of Champions in Dublin they had their chance to run their best races.
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