JANE Dispensary, Healdsburg’s Second Weed Shop, Now Open for Business
The Mill Street shopping center just got a little more lit. The JANE Dispensary has officially opened at 44D Mill St., right next to the Coyote Sonoma tasting room and live music venue (aka, the “Coyote Den,” run by Wilson Artisan Wines). If you...
Healdsburg’s Senior Home Is Reportedly Being Run by a Mysterious New LLC
The saga continues this spring for the Healdsburg Senior Living facility on Grove Street. Last we heard, back in March, the Press Democrat reported that Pacifica — the San Diego-based real estate and hospitality company that has owned Healdsburg Senior Living since 2018, along with 80...
Dominic Foppoli, Ex-Windsor Mayor, Plans to Move Home and Maybe Run Again: Report
Dominic Foppoli’s name is once again on the lips of locals, as news has arrived of his return to the streets of Windsor. What’s more, this notorious 42-year-old Healdsburg winery bro and former Windsor mayor — who resigned in 2021 and moved to Italy with his...
Healdsburg Winery Medlock Ames Goes Up for Sale
A $44 million property in the Healdsburg countryside hit the real-estate market yesterday: The Medlock Ames winery and estate at 13414 Chalk Hill Rd. and tasting room at 3487 Alexander Valley Rd. I’ve reached out to the winery for more information about what this...
Montagne Russe Tasting Room Moving From Healdsburg to Petaluma
The Bacchus Landing wine-tasting collective on Westside Road, next to the animal shelter, has been adding new wineries right and left lately — but one of its original and most beloved tenants, the Montagne Russe tasting room and record shop, has decided to pack...
More Local Headlines: Fundraiser for Local Carpenter, Dog Rescue, Live Music Lineup
Community members have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help well-known Healdsburg carpenter Tracy DeuFriend make ends meet as he recovers from shoulder surgery. “Let’s rally around this long-time Healdsburg friend and help him make it through healing and recovery without the stress of how he’ll support himself and his...
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: Group Baby Shower, Kayak Love Note, Garden ‘Empowerment Plot’
Pictured above and below: Local nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg hosted a sweet “baby shower” last Tuesday for the largest class to graduate yet from its “Mi Bebé y Yo” prenatal workshop series. Twenty-one families just completed the program, according to Corazón spokesperson Holly Fox — and “for...
Simone’s Healdsburg Event Log: May 12-18, Including Seasonal Returns
Monday, May 12 🌝
“Jumpstart Your Art” working session for artists and creatives at The 222 (weekly, 1-4pm)“Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Club” for kids aged 8-18 at Heartizens (weekly through May 19, 3:30-8:30pm)Info night for fifth grade parents at Healdsburg Junior High (5:30pm)SOLD OUT: Perfume Genius, popular indie-rock musician...
Molti Amici, Shuttered Healdsburg Restaurant, Can Finally Rest in Peace
OK, so you remember how Molti Amici on Healdsburg Avenue suffered a fall from grace last November and was forced to close its doors just over a year after it opened in the old Campo Fina space, with dreams of becoming Healdsburg’s next casual Italian community hub? And...
Healdsburg’s Historic Simi Winery Might Get New Owners Soon
The San Francisco Chronicle made a bold prediction early last month: “This will be the year of California winery closures.” Here in Healdsburg, from where I’m sitting, the 2025 wine-industry shakeup has looked more like a Great Reshuffling — aka, wine bosses selling off certain properties or reshaping their...
Sports
Bump in the road brief for 12-1 Packers
The June 18 game was as dramatic as it was unexpected for the home team. The previous night, in the teams’ first meeting this year, Healdsburg built a seemingly insurmountable lead of 11-3 at the end of only five innings, and it looked like another one of those Packer blowouts...