Healdsburg Oak Tree at Community Garden, 130 Years Old, Might Be Chopped Down
The ancient and beloved local oak tree that grounds a new Healdsburg community garden is at risk of being torn out by local government officials. It's a "spread valley" oak, at least 130 years old, at the "Lil Ag Equity Garden" run by local...
Healdsburg Winery Medlock Ames Goes Up for Sale
A $44 million property in the Healdsburg countryside hit the real-estate market yesterday: The Medlock Ames winery and estate at 13414 Chalk Hill Rd. and tasting room at 3487 Alexander Valley Rd. I’ve reached out to the winery for more information about what this...
Immigrant Stories Coming to Healdsburg Wine Library
Did you know that there's a "wine library" housed inside the Healdsburg branch of the Sonoma County Library? And they just got a grant to "listen to and save the oral histories of immigrant families employed in our local wine industry," according to a rep for the wine...
Recent Windsor High Grad Dies in Fiery Car Crash Near Healdsburg
The 19-year-old driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash along the northbound 101 near our Dry Creek exit on Sunday, Jan. 19, has been identified as Windsor resident Dax Enemark. California Highway Patrol officials tell the Press Democrat that he died at the scene “after the...
Edge Esmeralda: My Experience
As you may have seen, I wrote a story for this week's issue of the Healdsburg Tribune about local impressions of Edge Esmeralda, the "popup village" that came to Healdsburg for the entire month of June.
This elaborate conference-meets-festival brought hundreds of international "techno optimists"...
Head of ‘Farm to Pantry’ Nonprofit Resigns
Celebrity chef Duskie Estes, the very public face of Healdsburg food-justice nonprofit Farm to Pantry, has decided to step down as the org's executive director at the end of this month. "It is critical that devote my time to my family at this time,"...
Lagniappe, New Healdsburg Bistro, to Take Over Old Campo Fina, Molti Amici Space
I recently got a very exciting email in my inbox from Healdsburg chef Jacob Harth, the man behind those Winnie’s pop-ups at the Maison Healdsburg wine bar. He wrote: “I previously announced the opening of my restaurant Winnie’s a few months ago and we...
Sports
The view from the pressbox
The week just passed encapsulated the great baseball program built by coach Joey Gomes with the Healdsburg Prune Packers. Tons of powerful offense paired with fantastic pitching and defensive web gems, on a team built with rising stars from across the country. It is frankly surprising to see the determination and great chemistry within a team like the Packers after only a month of playing together.