‘Stay Healdsburg’ Awards $70,500 for Local Events
Stay Healdsburg—the hospitality arm of the Chamber of Commerce, funded by a benefit assessment district to promote visits to Healdsburg—announced this month more than $70,000 in sponsorships to 11 local organizations.
Bonjour From Paris! A Postcard From the Olympics
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...
Glass Mural for Harmon Guest House
A nationally known artist will soon install a one-of-a-kind glass mural on the high wall of the Harmon Guest House in downtown Healdsburg, its imagery based in part on a series of painting workshops that gave amateur artists free rein to create what they wanted...
‘Safety Call’ Ends 100-Mile Race Early
“We had to make a safety call. Without the bridge, there’s no safe way to get across the creek,” Skip Brand of the Lake Sonoma 100 said on Sunday afternoon. “The creek is 6-7 feet deep and raging right now. Plus, the wind picked up in the late afternoon and several trees came down, creating additional hazards.”
Eco-entertainer in town for Short Film Fest
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...
Veterans bring out their best
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.
Photo Gallery: Geyserville Tractor Parade
Santa Rosa has its Rose Parade, Healdsburg has its 4H/FFA Parade, but Geyserville lays claim to the world’s biggest Lighted Tractor Parade, now in its 14th year (or is it the 15th?). On Saturday, Nov. 25, the small town where Alexander Valley meets Highway...
California Prune Promoters Pick the Packers
Old-timers in Healdsburg remember that, come harvest time, it wasn’t the smell of fermentation from winegrapes that wafted over town, with its promise of a better vintage, but another smell: that of sun-drying prunes.
“You could smell it everywhere—and you either loved it or you...
Agave Brings More Than Mole to the Table
Agave Restaurant in Healdsburg has reopened with a new 250-year-old redwood bar, a new mole menu, and a renewed focus on Oaxacan flavors and personal service.
They’re Back! Scarecrows on the Plaza
An increasingly popular local festival returns this year as Scarecrows on the Plaza, bringing the Healdsburg community together to support the arts and Healdsburg youth at Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin.
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Healdsburg Happenings, Jan. 29 – Feb. 5
Goings on in and around Healdsburg this week and next
Community
Look at Ukraine
Local ophthalmologist and eye-care missionary Dr. Gary Barth has started a weekly open...






















