Nutcracker ‘Orphanage’ Grows Every Year
One of the world’s largest collections of nutcracker dolls gazes down on breakfast diners at Healdsburg’s Costeaux French Bakery this time of year, promoting the holiday spirit at the 100-year-old bakery. From mid-November into mid-January, hundreds of the small wood effigies of spirits, tin...
Postcard From Black Rock City
"I just crawled back to Healdsburg last week from my fourth Burning Man; my Prius is still caked in telltale white dust. Everyone has been asking me what it was like out there. I’ll try my best to explain." Our latest Postcard, this one from Simone Wilson...
Valorizing Valette for its Wine
When one thinks of celebrations at The Matheson in downtown Healdsburg (the town’s de facto club room), one usually goes straight to the top, literally the top-floor Roof 106 brasserie and bar where all manner of shindigs have occurred over the years. However, this year’s release of Valette Wines, which shares a proprietor with The Matheson, was a decidedly ground-floor affair.
Singing the Heart’s Song With Jendala
Mark Themig, a close friend of Jen’s in recent years, was in a position to coordinate both city and community resources for the ceremony. “I think it was exactly what Jen would have wanted and enjoyed herself,” he said of the April afternoon gathering at Villa Chanticleer.
Parenting the whole child
Have you ever been with your child or grandchild and wondered, “How am I going to get through this day since this child is not listening?”
You start to ask yourself, “Is this ‘Opposite Day?’” since when you say ask them to do one thing...
New Year’s Eve in Healdsburg
New Year’s Eve is a few hours suspended from the normal rules of time, neither one year nor the next, yet both. While a “memorable evening” is often the goal, it’s all too frequently a night whose details escape memory ...
Big Rigs, Centaurs, Spirits and a Marching Band
The 75th annual Twilight Parade went off without a hitch—a blaze of color and familiar faces flowing through town like a river of lights. Don’t forget the music—including a marching band....
Best of Healdsburg 2025 Party Photos
View our online photo gallery from the Best of Healdsburg 2025 party. See your picks for the best businesses in Healdsburg, California right here!
Weekly History Talks for Plaza Visitors
For the second year in a row, the docents of the Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society make history come alive in the Healdsburg Plaza, on successive Saturdays until Aug. 31. ..
Latest HBG refresh features Charlie Palmer recipes
Danya Richter, who has co-owned the Healdsburg Bar and Grill since 2000, has a new general partner and celebrity chef Charlie Palmer onboard to direct the kitchen at locals favorite HBG.
Arts & Entertainment
The good, the bad and the Oscars
Now that the nominations have been announced, let’s talk about them and what people should try to see before the big show. And once we get closer (the Oscars are March 15 this year), I’ll write my annual piece on what will win versus what should win.






















