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Rural Healdsburg Fire Caused by Driver With Busted Tire: Cal Fire

July 28, 2024

The alerts started flowing in this past Wednesday afternoon: A multi-pronged wildfire, consisting of three spot fires, was burning along Chalk Hill Road in the countryside east of Healdsburg and Windsor. Winds were high and grasses were dry. Locals held their breath while Cal Fire and various other...

Pepper’s Diner, the New Adel’s, Set to Open June 3

June 1, 2024

Update on the Pepper's restaurant about to open next to the Best Western Dry Creek Inn — aka, the second coming of Adel's diner. Restaurant manager Ali Haidar was rushing around all week in an effort to open today, but now he says he...

Healdsburg Restaurant ‘The Wurst’ Getting New Owners

November 11, 2024

Down at the The Wurst sausage and burger spot at 22 Matheson St., an ownership change is in the works. Longtime owners Melissa and Kevin McDowell are currently in the process of handing off the restaurant to Healdsburg couple David and Elise Baeli, who used to run...

‘Corazón Healdsburg’ Nonprofit Finally Has Executive Director

February 9, 2024

Local nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg — which provides ample services to our Hispanic community, and hosts events that "amplify the local Latin-American voice" and "celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion" here in town — finally has a top dog again. This, almost two years after the org's...

‘Edge Esmeralda’ Event Kicks Off in Healdsburg

June 1, 2024

Remember when I told you about the Edge Esmeralda "popup village," a monthlong festival for futuristic ideas coming to Healdsburg for all of June? Well, the start date is upon us: Programming officially starts tomorrow. The two young women at the head of the...

In Memoriam: Jack Trotter

March 7, 2024

Well-known Healdsburg history buff and decorated U.S. Marines veteran Jack Trotter passed away last week at the age of 80. According to the Healdsburg Museum, he was a "military historian and licensed antique appraiser" who advised the museum on "collections, research and exhibitions." More...

Retardant Dropped on ‘Point Fire’ Destroys Vineyard: Report

July 3, 2024

One more thing to add to the Point Fire damage report I gave you over the weekend: A plot of wine grapes called Lago di Merlo Vineyards near Lake Sonoma may have been destroyed by some of the hot-pink fire retardant dropped by Cal...

Case Update: Deadly Healdsburg Hotel Fight

May 27, 2024

The Press Democrat has an update on the shocking death in town last summer of Abel Garza, a 41-year-old father of three from Santa Rosa who police say attacked a group of hotel staffers in the pool area at Hotel Healdsburg earlier that day. One of the staffers,...

In Memoriam: Richard Iverson

December 12, 2023

Lifelong Healdsburg resident and World War II veteran Richard Iverson, who at one time owned a local hardware store, reportedly passed away in his sleep about one month ago — on the same night he celebrated his 97th birthday. From his illustrious obituary: "Richard served in the Navy during...

Who Won Sonoma County’s 2024 Pruning Contest

February 27, 2024

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...

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