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February 18, 2026

Chalkboard, Fancy Healdsburg Restaurant, Closes Abruptly

Chalkboard, one of Healdsburg's best-known fancy restaurants, closed abruptly late last month. It was on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, located on North Street next to Little Saint. Chalkboard's windows are now covered in brown paper. "Our final day of service was...

Healdsburg Police Arrest 3 Teen Boys After Alleged Pistol-Whipping

Local police officers had a couple of big days last week, as they tracked down three teenage boys suspected of attacking another 19-year-old male near East and Mill streets, just a couple blocks east of the roundabout, around 6pm on Tuesday, April 15. Cops...

Simone’s Healdsburg Event Log: March 11-19, Including St. Patrick’s

Tuesday, March 11 Women’s history scavenger hunt at the mini Healdsburg Library inside the Community Center (daily through Mar 31, 10am-6pm)“Toast Tuesday” at Costeaux French Bakery: Get a free loaf of bread when you dine in (weekly, 7:30am-3pm)Healdsburg High School softball team plays home game against Lower Lake High (3:30pm)Homework...

Quick Healdsburg Stop on the Campaign Trail

First lady Jill Biden will be in Healdsburg two days from now! Her visit is part of a quick, multi-state tour to raise money and rally support for her husband's lagging presidential campaign. According to the Press Democrat, the first lady will land at...

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...

In Memoriam: Joyce Power

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...

In Memoriam: Paul Daniel O’Connor Jr.

Former Healdsburg lawyer Paul Daniel O'Connor Jr. has passed away at the age of 87. He moved back to the East Coast at the end of his life, after living here for decades. Paul "became a member of the California Bar in 1995 and...

Healdsburg Farmers’ Market Gets It Right

Sam works the Middleton Farm produce booth at a recent Tuesday Farmers’ Market. He says Middleton Farm has attended the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market since 1989.
Downtown Healdsburg is a hopping place to be on Saturday and Tuesday mornings, all the better for locals and out-of-towners who like farmers’ markets and what they have to offer. Which is a lot. The selection of goods for sale at the many market...

Luxury Rebound: Healdsburg’s $2 Million Home Sales Surge

View of Healdsburg from Borel Road
As Q1 2025 data reveals, Healdsburg’s real estate market is defying conventional wisdom with a 150% surge in luxury home sales while Sonoma County’s high-end market continues to decline. These counterintuitive trends are reshaping our understanding of the local market in ways that might surprise even longtime residents.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Healdsburg: Epic as Ever

I didn’t make it out to Healdsburg’s famous annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Monday morning, a local tradition that reportedly goes back more than three decades, and boy have I been suffering from a bad bout of FOMO (fear of missing out) while reviewing the...
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