Open Mic: SMART Owes Public a Review of Railroad Bridge Plans
Healdsburg’s Russian River Railroad Bridge is the sole remaining example of a steel Subdivided Warren Truss bridge on the former line of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1901, the bridge has three spans supported by four concrete piers, a steel deck and superstructure on both sides of a single track. What does SMART plan to do with it?
‘Bright future’ for Greyhounds baseball
For the second year in a row, a Greyhound won the Most Valuable Pitcher award as Eric Nielsen followed 2024's co-winner Mauro-Manos into the exclusive circle. Nielsen’s finishing record of 10 wins and 83 strikeouts led in the league and placed him among the top 10 high school pitchers statewide.
Cross Country runners punch ticket to Fresno
Their invitation hinged on being one of the top three Division 5 teams at the North Coast meet last weekend, Nov. 22, and the team pulled it off – finishing in third place behind the expected winner San Francisco University and Convent & Stuart Hall, also of San Francisco.
Healdsburg Happenings, Feb. 27
Friday and Saturday bring the return of MOSAIC, with live dance performances by UPside Dance Company and dance films from SF Dance Film Festival. See these and other events listed in our online calendar...
Not Your Grandma’s ‘Cinderella’
Audiences headed for a performance of the Raven Players’ production of Cinderella who are expecting anything along the lines of a Disney musical are in for a bit of a surprise, says drama critic Harry Duke...
SingleThread Leases Former Film Center
Even as the new three-screen Plaza Cinema Center gained approval for a downtown Healdsburg location, the fate of the former Raven Film Center has remained uncertain, a 15,000-square foot question mark at the south end of the Mitchell Plaza shopping center.
It now appears that...
Council stands firm on limited Plaza events
That’s the takeaway of this week’s meeting: an insistence on use of the Community Pavilion, and a denial of the Plaza location to any other event than a select few. 'Signature Events" are simply those that have been authorized by the City Council for use of the Healdsburg Plaza...
It’s Final: Council Backs ‘Map D’ for City’s District Elections
Last Monday night marked the conclusion of what City Manager Jeff Kay called “a long and really involved journey” in Healdsburg’s civic history, as the City Council voted to approve a new map for selecting council members by district voting, beginning in 2026.
Setting the Stage for the Holidays
This year’s Merry Healdsburg party is, surprisingly, only the fourth for this still-fresh city celebration, though the tradition of a tree-lighting the first week of December is much older. But it used to be a quieter affair—maybe the Community Band would play a program of holiday music from the gazebo stage or something, but the glamor and the glitz of Merry Healdsburg didn’t start until 2021...
Healdsburg Happenings, Feb. 20
"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).
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Latest HB&G ‘refresh’ features Charlie Palmer recipes
Danya Richter, who has co-owned the Healdsburg Bar and Grill, has a new business partner, Steve Alkire, and a celebrity chef Charlie Palmer onboard to direct the kitchen.






















