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‘Solful’ Cannabis Dispensary Closes Santa Rosa Shop to Focus on New Healdsburg Location

June 17, 2024

One of two cannabis companies that won a bid last year to open within Healdsburg city limits — a brand called Solful with locations in San Francisco, Santa Rosa and Sebastopol — just shut down its Santa Rosa shop at the end of last...

Pics of the Week: ‘Peptoc’ Party

January 31, 2025

Remember “Peptoc”? It was a hotline created by two teachers at West Side Elementary in rural Healdsburg nearly three years ago. Anyone who was feeling down could call the hotline at 707-873-7862 to listen to recorded messages of cheer from local elementary-school kids. And it’s still going...

Healdsburg Pics of the Week: New museum exhibit

May 19, 2025

Healdsburg Museum officials shared these pics of the opening ceremony a couple weekends ago for their latest exhibit: a stunning collection of baskets and other works by Pomo artists. “Congratulations to co-curators Meyo Marrufo, Silver Galleto and the Pomo Weavers Society for a beautiful exhibition and...

Healdsburg Plaza Wi-Fi Improvements Ahead

March 25, 2024

After years of crappy — albeit free — Wi-Fi service in the Healdsburg plaza and the surrounding area, our city leaders have decided to upgrade the plaza Wi-Fi system so that people can actually rely on the connection, for a price tag of around $100,000 in...

Another Winter Storm About to Land in Healdsburg

February 16, 2024

So, about that storm. It's actually two storms: "back-to-back atmospheric rivers" that local weather officials predict will dump around 4 to 6 inches of rain on our area from tomorrow morning through next Wednesday, with some possible thunder and lightning in there for dramatic...

Molti Amici, Shuttered Healdsburg Restaurant, Can Finally Rest in Peace

April 24, 2025

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...

‘Peace Pole’ Monument Unveiled at Healdsburg High

June 8, 2024

A student art project of sorts was just unveiled this week at Healdsburg High. It's called a "peace pole," and it's the latest of around 250,000 similar monuments that have been erected across the country, according to the Peace Pole Project website. Here's some...

Total Overhaul for Wohler Bridge South of Town

February 12, 2024

You know Wohler Bridge, that giant one-laner over the Russian River just to our south, where you can cross from Westside Road over to the Forestville area? Starting this summer, the century-old bridge will be undergoing a massive reconstruction project to make it more...

SingleThread in Healdsburg Climbs ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ List

June 8, 2024

Healdsburg's fanciest and most decorated restaurant, SingleThread — which serves farm-to-table, Japanese-fusion type fare, for hundreds of dollars per head — just landed another big accolade. SingleThread on North Street takes the No. 46 spot on this year's list of the "World's 50 Best...

In Memoriam: Joyce Power

February 6, 2025

A longtime Healdsburg and Cloverdale resident who was deeply involved in our local arts scene died two weekends ago at the age of 89. Joyce Power was born in Canada and lived for many years in London and San Francisco before retiring in Healdsburg with her husband Keith...

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