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February 21, 2026

Food aficionados embrace the Healdsburg experience

Under the big tent at the Healdsburg Food & Wine Experience
Though the price of admission may prove daunting to some, it’s the only way to attend the Welcome Celebration at Mayacamas Golf Course on Thursday, May 16, and Friday’s Platinum Lunch at MacMurray Estate and a Platinum Dinner at Chalk Hill Estate, each with celebrated chefs and winemakers or sommeliers - or both....

‘Formula Retail’ Limits Return for Council’s Approval

Map of Healdsburg downtown with retail exclusion zone shown
Briefly put, a formula retail store sells a branded line of products with standardized services, menus, decor, uniforms, architecture, signs or other similar features, as if the store is following a formula. If that’s not clear enough, visit the new Faherty’s menswear shop at 326 Healdsburg Ave., half a block off the Plaza.

Midpoint in the Fall Sports Season

The Healdsburg High School athletics program is midway through its first normal autumn in several years. A total of 149 students are participating in the season’s sports, from a football team of 43 to a girls’ golf squad of five to a cheer team...

Is This America’s Best Restaurant?

Singlethread Restaurant and Inn
As Healdsburg’s celebrity has grown, so too has SingleThread’s. Now the destination restaurant has attained a new honor: It’s been named as one of the World’s Best Restaurants, sharing the honor with one other U.S. restaurant, La Bernardin in New York City, and seven more establishments on the global shortlist.

Eco-entertainer in town for Short Film Fest

Ed Begley Jr at home in Studio City
Make no mistake, Ed Begley Jr. knows his filmic arts. When asked about some of his past roles—which included a recurring part on "Better Call Saul"—he went off on show creator Vince Gilligan, citing the opening sequence in the preceding "Breaking Bad" shot for shot...

Bonjour From Paris! A Postcard From the Olympics

Lady Liberty in Paris
Most people have a dream. A dream for their future: A dream job, a dream house, a dream of who they will become or a dream trip of a lifetime. My husband, Louis, always dreamed of attending the Olympic Games—a dream made even more special when it was held in one of our favorite cities, Paris. The City of Lights...

Healdsburg Happenings, Feb. 20

Image from the short film 'Brat'
"The Shape of Things," a play by Neil LaBute, will be performed on stage at The 222 on two successive weekends, Feb. 21-23 and Feb. 28-March 2. It’s billed as a “fascinating study into the nature of love and art, and what happens when the two collide.” Tickets from free (18 and under) to $105 (gold level seating).

Veterans bring out their best

Alice Beck Darrow, 106 years old, holds aloft a silver bullet.
More than 100 people with military service during wartime and peace gathered at the Villa Chanticleer Annex for the 17th annual Veterans Day breakfast,. These were the men and women one sees around Healdsburg working in local businesses, shopping at the markets, helping out with civic events and, in general and in private, making Healdsburg a better place.

Riverkeeper Recruits to Meet Challenges

Offices of Russian Riverkeeper, Healdsburg
Sharp-eyed motorists have noticed a name change on a long white office building on Healdsburg Avenue, just a quick stroll away from the Quail and Condor bakery. The colors are still blue and white but the Bright Event Rentals sign is gone, and in its place the bold letters proclaim Russian Riverkeeper, now in its umpteenth home in Healdsburg, and still ready to Save the River.

Healdsburg Happenings, July 10-18

El Radio Fantastique in concert
Popular summer Tuesdays in the Plaza concert series continues with El Radio Fantastique, featuring founder Giovanni DiMorente, playing electric rock and fusion. Food vendors offer locally sourced food for sale starting at 5pm, music from 6-8pm. This and other events in our Calendar...
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Arts & Entertainment

Stage actors at the 222

Racial debate on The 222 stage

Fair warning that this is the sort of play to which audience members will want to bring tissues. It is not a fluffy play by any means, forcing its audience to listen carefully and think deeply about difficult topics.
Christine Webster plays the blues

Turning music into magic