Healdsburg Wine Bosses Take Back Truett Hurst, VML Wineries
Healdsburg wine brands Truett Hurst and VML have a buyer, about five months after they went on the market — and it's the same guy who founded them back in 2008. Phil Hurst sold his beloved little empire to a large, Washington-based business called...
HHS Girls Basketball Team Forges Ahead in North Coast Playoffs
This year's outstanding girls basketball team at Healdsburg High may have already taken home the top trophy for their local league, North Bay Redwood, but they're not allowed to rest just yet. Their league win sent them straight into what are called the "regional"...
New Healdsburg Mexican Restaurant ‘Arandas’ Opening Soon at Hotel Les Mars
Big restaurant on North Street: Not even three months after shutting down the decade-old Chalkboard restaurant on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, billionaire Bill Foley is opening a new Mexican restaurant called Arandas in the space on June 17. Foley's local holdings...
New ‘Little Free Food Pantry’ at Healdsburg Church
There's a tiny new food pantry in town! It's based on the "little free library" concept, but for food — and it just opened in the front yard of the Healdsburg Community Church along University Avenue, right across from the high school and elementary...
Car Hits, Kills Man Walking on 101 Near Healdsburg
Something really awful happened on the freeway just south of Healdsburg a couple of nights ago. A man was killed in the wee hours while walking along the northbound 101 between the Airport and Shiloh exits, according to the California Highway Patrol. Here's the...
Food Bank Serving Healdsburg Hit by Federal Cuts
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting spree hit the Redwood Empire Food Bank here in the North Bay last week, in the form of $750,000 in suspended food shipments, according to the Press Democrat — thus “leaving the region’s largest hunger relief organization having to figure...
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: New Seed Hut, ‘Wicked Slush’ Wreckage
Check out the cute new hut for seeds and books at Badger Park! City Manager Jeff Kay announced its debut in his last community report, saying: “Despite the rain showers, our dedicated parks team has been hard at work, tackling important projects and making much needed...
Healdsburg’s Memorial Beach Now Open for Summer
Just in time to get us through this heat wave, Memorial Beach opened for the summer season on Monday, July 1. It’s not just a big, sad pile of sand anymore!
From Sonoma County parks officials, who oversee our little stretch of river sand: "The...
Thumbprint Cellars Closes Healdsburg Tasting Room
On the southwest corner of the plaza, at 102 Matheson St., the Thumbprint Cellars team just ran their final weekend of wine tastings at their 15-year home in downtown Healdsburg. Second-generation winery owner Carter Lindstrom-Dake, son of Thumbprint founders Scott and Erica, told me over...
Healdsburg Family Selling Holiday Tamales
The Quezadas family of Healdsburg is making their famous tamales again this holiday season. "Christmas is coming and you all know what that means," Luis Quezadas writes on Facebook. "My mom is making chicken and pork tamales again. $25 a dozen. We’re a 2 person team so bare...
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Greyhounds still chasing victory
“As far as securing a win, we just really need to maintain focus and take care of the little things,” said coach Taylor Tappin. “Most of our games have been lost because we lose focus on defense or special teams, and give up too many big plays. If we can lock in and do our jobs, then we should be able to play with anyone in our league.”