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Sonoma County Crab Season On Hold

December 12, 2023

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...

In Memoriam: Barry Steele

December 12, 2023

Well-known local businessman Barry Steele reportedly passed away last month. The former owner of the Fairview Inn & Suites at the south end of town "died unexpectedly" at age 81 "on the land he loved in Geyserville," his obituary says. More from the obit: "Barry 'Like...

December 12, 2023

Friends of Redwood Auto Body owner Dennis Parrish say he passed away recently in his early 60s. Dennis has reportedly been running his "full service frame, body and paint shop" on Kennedy Lane for more than four decades. "We lost a local giant," says friend Daniel Stevens,...

In Memoriam: Marina Pace

December 12, 2023

Marina Pace, director of marketing for The 222 arts venue in town, passed away in late October from pancreatic cancer. She was in her late 60s. Marina was "a world traveler, talented artist, animal lover, and remarkable soul," her obituary says. She and her former...

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...

Immigrant Stories Coming to Healdsburg Wine Library

December 12, 2023

Did you know that there's a "wine library" housed inside the Healdsburg branch of the Sonoma County Library? And they just got a grant to "listen to and save the oral histories of immigrant families employed in our local wine industry," according to a rep for the wine...

In Memoriam: Richard Iverson

December 12, 2023

Lifelong Healdsburg resident and World War II veteran Richard Iverson, who at one time owned a local hardware store, reportedly passed away in his sleep about one month ago — on the same night he celebrated his 97th birthday. From his illustrious obituary: "Richard served in the Navy during...

‘Healdsburg Ciclovía’ Cycling Event Proposed Downtown

December 12, 2023

Healdsburg city leaders approved a new, comprehensive event policy at their meeting last week, replacing the outdated one that's been in place for the past decade. And during their discussion, we learned that AVFilm — the local film org that's opening a movie theater downtown —...

Healdsburg Suspect Named in Regional ‘Scam Enterprise’

December 12, 2023

A young woman from Healdsburg has been arrested along with three Santa Rosa residents for running what police call an elaborate, $7.8 million "money laundering and international telephone scam enterprise" with victims all across the United States, many of them elderly. It took a team of...

Healdsburg Family Selling Holiday Tamales

December 12, 2023

The Quezadas family of Healdsburg is making their famous tamales again this holiday season. "Christmas is coming and you all know what that means," Luis Quezadas writes on Facebook. "My mom is making chicken and pork tamales again. $25 a dozen. We’re a 2 person team so bare...

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Sports

NCS Tournaments Underway

February 19, 2025

This year locals are proud to find both boys and girls soccer teams in the NCS playoff, both in Division 4 in line with their size. And the girls basketball team is in the playoffs as well, in the tougher Division 2. (Unfortunately, all three teams lost on Wednesday night, so Healdsburg High's winter sports season is officially over.)

Leffew Leads Lady Greys to Tourney Trophy

February 16, 2025

Amelia Wickersham in action v. Santa Rosa

Greyhounds Corral Mustangs, Advance to Final

February 13, 2025