Sam Williams, Young Healdsburg Dad, Dies in 101 Rollover Crash
Healdsburg resident Sam Williams, the 25-year-old father of a young boy, died in a solo-vehicle crash along Highway 101 last week, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff and the California Highway Patrol. Sam's loved ones have since set up a fundraiser for his son...
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...
Healdsburg Suspect Named in Regional ‘Scam Enterprise’
A young woman from Healdsburg has been arrested along with three Santa Rosa residents for running what police call an elaborate, $7.8 million "money laundering and international telephone scam enterprise" with victims all across the United States, many of them elderly. It took a team of...
Healdsburg’s New Movie Theater Set to Open in 2025
At last, construction kicked off this month on the True West Film Center near the plaza, behind the old Bear Republic brewpub space — thanks in large part to an “anonymous donation” of $1 million to the cause, according to the Press Democrat. Healdsburg’s new, two-story movie theater...
Huge New Healdsburg Winery Planned for Wohler Road
On the outskirts of Healdsburg, a wine brand called Auteur — currently based in the City of Sonoma — is reportedly planning to build a large, modern-looking new winery and tasting room on 8.2 acres at 10520 Wohler Rd. That's the property directly next to...
Recap: Point Fire in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley
It's been almost two weeks since the Point Fire broke out near Lake Sonoma on Father's Day. It was by far our biggest local wildfire since the Walbridge Fire in the same area nearly four years ago.
On June 16 and 17, forebodingly early in...
Bill Foley Shuts Down ‘Wine Society’ in Healdsburg
Annnd another one bites the dust. This time, it’s the exclusive Center Street wine club belonging to Bill Foley, insurance billionaire and local hospitality magnate. It was called “The Society: Healdsburg,” and it just opened last November where his Banshee Wines tasting room used to be. (Banshee...
Rejected Weed Shop Sues City of Healdsburg
The owners of Mercy Wellness, one of eight cannabis companies that went through a months-long application process in Healdsburg last year — in hopes of becoming one of two shops now allowed to sell weed in town — have not moved on from the...
‘Edge Esmeralda’ Village in Healdsburg: What to Know
As we reported in the print issue of the Healdsburg Tribune this week, a monthlong "popup village" called Edge Esmeralda with 150-plus full-time residents and hundreds more short-term visitors is coming to Healdsburg this June. One big question I've gotten from readers so far:...
‘Amy’s Wicked Slush’ Stand Burns in Healdsburg
This is a tough one. Late Tuesday night, a fire reportedly burned out the old Amy's Wicked Slush building next to Memorial Bridge — once a hotspot for frozen desserts and other Boston favorites. Sonoma County photographer Tenaya Fleckenstein, who was at the scene...
Sports
Pack loses opener, PEL trophy still 2 wins away
Game one of the 2025 Championship series was held on Tuesday, July 29, at Arcata Ball Park, where just two weeks earlier the Packers swept a three-game series. The Humboldt Crabs made the most of home field advantage to defeat the Healdsburg Prune Packers 10-8 on Tuesday night. The Crabs took an early lead and although the Packers played catch-up all night, tying the game twice, they could not overcome the Crabs....