Restaurant Dream Ends With Rude Awakening
At the start, Molti Amici gave every indication of hitting Bingo. The location was much-loved by locals, having housed Ari Rosen’s Campo Fina for 10 years, only a few steps off the Plaza, and featured not only a large stone pizza oven but a bocce court as well (both left over from Campo Fina). Then the ingredients didn't mix any more.
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.
Placing people with pets
Rehoming of pets is one of the main services the Humane Society performs. But it offers others: clinics for spaying or neutering pets and other veterinarian services, even an Animal Adventure Camp for primary school children ...
Local Eye Doctor With a Global Vision
Healdsburg ophthalmologist Dr. Gary Barth has dedicated a significant portion of his life and career to restoring sight to those in dire need, particularly in developing countries. Barth, together with BBH Eye Foundation and partners, has helped restore sight to more than 200,000 individuals in Southeast Asia since 2019.
Legal High Comes to Healdsburg
As the first cannabis dispensary opened in Healdsburg, more than one customer observed he was cutting down on VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled), a key metric in the city’s goal of reducing greenhouse gasses. The next nearest dispensary is 10 miles away in Larkfield, and beyond that twice that far to Cloverdale...
Matheson Street, from 1901 to 1976
The fine Kruse building, which is located on the south side of the Plaza, is about completed, and those who have rented stores and offices have moved or are moving in. The building is a substantial ornament to the town, being modern and up-to-date, constructed of the best brick to be obtained in this State.
Healdsburg Happenings, November 13-22
Experience the magic of Claudia Villela’s voice, piano and compositions with Vitor Gonçalves on accordion and piano in this evening of original songs in the Brazilian mode. Paul McCandless guests. (Rescheduled from an earlier date.) Saturday Nov. 15 at 7pm, tickets $25-$85, under 18 free. 222 Healdsburg Ave., the222.org.
Snapshot: The OG conservationists
Living in a tech-dominated world, it’s hard to imagine a day or year without a cellphone or car, yet that is every day, every year, for the Amish.
Police Log, Sept. 22 – 28
A variety of local crimes and misdemeanors reported to Healdsburg Police in late September, from Plaza Park to Sunset Terrace.
Greyhounds hit their stride in 2026
December is a strange month in prep sports—both girls and boys teams are playing basketball and soccer , but a two-week holiday break kicks in before the conference matches begin. That changes this week...
Arts & Entertainment
Roots in the community
The proprietors of BloodRoot Wines, Kelly and Noah Dorrance, have been organizing an annual music and wine festival called The Ramble as a fundraiser benefitting GIFFORDS, a national organization dedicated to preventing gun violence.






















