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On a cool and damp first December night, Santa Claus came to town. But the steady soft rain that fell Friday in the Plaza did little to deter hundreds of spectators from enjoying the Christmas spirit, the perky carols of the Sugarplums and the variety...

Bill Foley firmly planted his personal flag in Healdsburg on Friday last, using the Stanley Cup as a magic talisman to enchant residents, visitors and tourists with a championship promise fulfilled. The Stanley Cup was on display at the Plaza gazebo at noon on Aug....

Results of Sonoma County’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count, reflecting the number of unhoused as of Jan. 27, 2023, were originally released in May. But according to Jeff Kay’s weekly City Manager’s Report, its recently updated statistics show that Healdsburg is making significant strides to...

Hundreds of students of West County High School skipped their tutorial on Thursday April 21 to protest racism in school. The sit-in, organized by the Anti Racist Student Committee encouraged students to wear shirts which had phrases expressing solidarity and messages of support as well as stances against racism.

The beloved Downtown Bakery & Creamery is reopening on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Two juvenile males sustained injuries in possibly related stabbing incidents on Sunday night, April 21, near the Carson Warner Skate Park in Healdsburg. The first victim, a 16-year-old boy, called for help at 10:22pm and was located on Foss Creek Pathway, according to the preliminary...

At last, construction kicked off this month on the True West Film Center near the plaza, behind the old Bear Republic brewpub space — thanks in large part to an “anonymous donation” of $1 million to the cause, according to the Press Democrat. Healdsburg’s new, two-story movie theater...

Q: “Why is the Villa Chanticleer named so? Does it have to do with Chaucer’s Chanticleer?” – Christine Campbell, Healdsburg

Late Sunday morning, March 5, two Healdsburg Police vehicles stopped a white pick-up truck on Presidential Circle near Memorial Bridge, in response to a request from another agency, according to Healdsburg Police Sgt. Kristin Dean. Oscar Aguilar, a 27-year-old Healdsburg man, was pulled over in...

Thanksgiving Day gets off to an early start in Healdsburg, and Nov. 23, 2023, was no different. Almost  3,000 participants registered for the fundraising Turkey Trot benefit, “plus lots of kids in strollers and dogs,” according to Susanne Esquivel. “The youngest Trotter was two...