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December 5, 2025

Swamp sisters in Southern Gothic play

'Sugar Bean Sisters' in Cloverdale
Reviewer Harry Duke last spent time with The Sugar Bean Sisters eight years ago at a production by the Spreckels Theatre Company in Rohnert Park. His general reaction at the time was that it was a very strange show. If anything, now it's stranger.

Track & Field at Montgomery’s Viking Classic

One of the largest track meets in the area took place last weekend at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa. Known as the Viking Track Classic, the 33rd year of the meet saw more than 60 high school teams show up for the day-long competition on Saturday, April 20.

Wrestling camp held in Drew Esquivel Hall

Scott Weidemier teaches wrestling camp
For the seventh time in eight years, young wrestlers traveled to Healdsburg last week to sharpen skills, compare notes and share their enthusiasm for the sport in the Drew Esquivel Memorial Wrestling Camp, held June 12-14 on the Healdsburg High campus.

Raven Theater stages seasonal plays, concerts

On stage in open-air "Midsummer Night's Dream"
The Raven Players’ offerings begin as soon as Thursday, July 31, with the performance of one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, "Two Gentlemen of Verona," at the newest Raven venue, Bacchus Landing. While it’s technically not part of the Raven Players’ season, it fits the playbill nonetheless.

July Ends With North Village Fire

On Monday afternoon, the last day of July, multiple fire agencies responded to a vegetation fire that spread from the North Village development north of town. North Village, which includes housing and shopping areas, is expected to open in the autumn but is still...

Police Log, May 12-18

Police car with Chief Matt Jenkins
In the early morning hours of May 14, a hit-and-run accident occurred on Hudson Street at Front Street. The RP requested police check the area. Officers arrived on scene and located the RP’s vehicle that was legally parked with damage to the body. Officers located a trail of oil leading to a suspect vehicle possibly involved in the accident. The vehicle was towed for evidence and a report was taken

H’Burg Now Top Wine Town

Three quarters of Sonoma County’s best wine lists can be found in Healdsburg, according to the industry’s leading magazine. Six Healdsburg restaurants were recognized for their wine lists, garnering 2022 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards. Their names are familiar, and perhaps not surprising: Dry Creek Kitchen...

Gala Kicks Off New Arts Season at the 222

The art gallery-turned-performance space at 222 Healdsburg Ave. has announced its coming season of music, film, lecture and performance arts, to be kicked off with the high-flying dance acrobatics of Bandaloop, at the Aug. 5 Gala for the Arts. Bandaloop, a “vertical dance company,” combines...

Mill District Hotel Gets the Buzzsaw Treatment

The Mill District in Healdsburg is a 9.6-acre development featuring 43 luxury condominiums and a 53-key hotel, but the design of the hotel was met with mixed reviews from the Planning Commission.

Planning Commission Approves New Downtown Hotel

Piazza Hospitality’s fourth Healdsburg hotel project, plagued by what Planning Commission Chair Phil Luks called a “checkered procedural history,” was finally approved by the commission at its Nov. 28 meeting. The residence hotel at 400 Healdsburg Ave. would join Healdsburg Hotel, H2 Hotel and the...
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Decorating the tree

Holiday Happenings, December 4-12

The City’s annual seasonal celebration, Merry Healdsburg, includes the Lighting of the Tree and a night market at the Plaza. Ride in a horse-drawn carriage, dance to live holiday music, cheer for Santa’s grand arrival...