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December 8, 2025

In Memoriam: Yasuko ‘Suzie’ Buchignani

A member of the local Buchignani clan and familiar face in the Healdsburg wine industry, Yasuko "Suzie" Buchignani, passed away earlier this month at age 79. Here's the story of Suzie's life, from her obituary: "She was born on March 9th, 1945 in Fukuoka,...

‘Make Way for Ducklings’ in Healdsburg

This is the kind of magical moment one might think only happens in children's books. In particular, the 1941 classic "Make Way for Ducklings." But, no — we got our very own baby-animal hero's journey here in Healdsburg yesterday, when a mother duck and her...

City of Healdsburg Hands Out 2nd Round of Public Art Grants

Back in April, Healdsburg city leaders handed out their second-ever round of public art grants to six local initiatives "intended to enrich the public environment for city residents and visitors." This year's winners split a pool of $50,000. City Councilmember Chris Herrod, who has...

Williamson Wines Closes Original Downtown Tasting Room

One of Healdsburg’s core family wine brands, Williamson Wines, is getting rid of one of two downtown tasting rooms: the original pink, rustic-looking one behind the former Oakville Grocery space (now Acorn Cafe) on Matheson, off the southeast corner of the plaza. The building’s landlord is looking...

Healdsburg Kids Selling Valentine’s Staples

Three juniors in the stellar culinary program at Healdsburg High School — led by pastry chef Derek Corsino, who you might remember from his reality-TV stint on Food Network's "Spring Baking Championship" — are making and selling fancy Valentine's Day chocolates this year as...

Who Won Sonoma County’s 2024 Pruning Contest

The results are in for the 25th annual countywide grapevine pruning contest, which was held last Wednesday at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards in Healdsburg — and the takeaway seems to be that Geyserville pruners just do it better. Miguel Galvan, who works for VinePro Vineyard Management...

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 Pics of the Week: Plaza Protests

Healdsburg resident Mary Fitzgerald took the lovely pic above of springtime treetops over the plaza late last Sunday afternoon, from her clutch vantage point at The Matheson’s rooftop bar. Earlier that same day, down below the treetops, Healdsburg resident and former City Council candidate Linda...

Who Has the Cheapest Corkage Fees in Healdsburg?

There's an interesting piece in the latest issue of the Trib on the rising price of corkage fees for the BYOB experience at restaurants in town. SingleThread leads the pack at $150 per bottle. Agave is on the much lower end at $8 per bottle — and...

Car Crashes Into Fitch Mountain Home

There was a scary car accident Wednesday on Fitch Mountain, when someone driving a red Toyota Corolla careened off the right side of the road just before 5pm, smashing through a fence and into a house, according to the Press Democrat. Fortunately, the driver...

Sports

CIF Finals in Fresno

Cross country team does Healdsburg proud

In their first-ever team appearance at the CIF State Championships, Healdsburg delivered a confident performance to finish 11th in the state, establishing a new benchmark for the program and proving they belonged among the high school elite.
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