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December 1, 2025

Public Participation Fades as 5-District Map Advances

Healdsburg City Council Meeting
Given all the angst and opinion voiced in previous public hearings (and social media) about the city’s transition to District Elections, Monday nights’ meeting took place in a desert. Fewer than half a dozen members of the public were in the room when the hearing, fourth in a series of five, got underway at the posted “time certain” 6:45pm on March 17. But the meeting set forth the future of Healdsburg district elections for years to come.

Healdsburg Happenings, March 27

Stella Heath, a Healdsburg-area vocalist who frequently performs in local venues, takes to the big stage at LBC on Saturday to channel Lady Day with the Billie Holiday Project, at 8pm. Her vocal skills will be backed by a 10-piece band of some of the Bay Area’s finest swing musicians, and professional swing dancers to show how it’s done.

Announcing Tuesdays in the Plaza and more

Have a hankering for live music? At last, all the local venues have announced their free summer music in the sun (or on the grass, or at the park, or in the Plaza) programs, so music-lovers can begin making their summer weekday plans.

Garrett’s finds a fit with Canine Companions

Family and companion in the Gift Horse garden
The founding of Canine Companions took place in 1975, 50 years ago, in Santa Rosa. It’s now a nationwide organization, with six regional headquarters and multiple chapters coast to coast.

Bird’s Wings Clipped in Bankruptcy Filing

Bird Global, the electric scooter and bike company that provides transportation vehicles by the hour in Healdsburg, Windsor and more than 300 other cities, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 20th, but the company is still providing its services in Healdsburg and other communities.

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...

Pack loses opener, PEL trophy still 2 wins away

Baserunner Logan Sutter slides into third
Game one of the 2025 Championship series was held on Tuesday, July 29, at Arcata Ball Park, where just two weeks earlier the Packers swept a three-game series.  The Humboldt Crabs made the most of home field advantage to defeat the Healdsburg Prune Packers 10-8 on Tuesday night. The Crabs took an early lead and although the Packers played catch-up all night, tying the game twice, they could not overcome the Crabs....

Piano Prodigy in Healdsburg Concert

Alexander Malofeev was just 13 when he came to prominence by winning his first major international competition, the celebrated International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, in 2015. Now 21 and living in Berlin, the young Moscow-born pianist continues to capture the musical world’s attention,...

Healdsburg Happenings, Dec. 5

“Toys on the Go” is the new exhibition at Healdsburg Museum, featuring everything that goes. The Christmas Model Train returns as well, from enthusiast Wayne Padd, updated for this year’s show. Opens Dec. 5 ...

Caesars to rebrand River Rock as premiere gaming destination

New Caesars Republic casino projected for River Rock
The new Caesars Republic resort casino will completely transform River Rock and feature a new casino floor with more than 1,000 slot machines and 28 table games. The destination will also be home to a new 100-room hotel with a luxury spa, pool and fitness center.
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Arts & Entertainment

The Klezmatics

Klezmatics return to Healdsburg for the Holidays

Topo, in Fiddler on the Roof, was a Klezmer musician, “schlepping his way from shtetl to shtetl… a distinctive image of pre-war Jewish life in the Ashkenazi communities of Eastern Europe,” according to worldmusic.net.