New CEO selected at Healdsburg District Hospital
James Schuessler replacing the retiring Joe Harrington
James Gore Running for State Senate
Looks like California’s second senatorial district, which stretches along the entire North Coast, could belong to a Healdsburg politician for many more years to come!
Hometown kid Mike McGuire has been holding onto the State Senate District 2 seat for more than a decade, but he’s about...
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...
Winery impact study delayed by COVID-19
A county study on the impacts of congestion, noise, safety and related issues linked to winery and rural tasting room and other special events, has taken so long that the original conditions and concerns that prompted the study in 2016 may now all be changing thanks to the potential post-pandemic business changes anticipated in the local wine industry.
Small production wine label Marine Layer Wines will have a tasting room on Center Street
A new tasting room that will solely feature Marine Layer Wines, a small production wine label that focuses on making Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with grapes from the Sonoma Coast, is coming to Center Street this August.
Downtown Bakery & Creamery reopens this week under new, local owners
The beloved Downtown Bakery & Creamery is reopening on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Healdsburg’s Historic Simi Winery Might Get New Owners Soon
The San Francisco Chronicle made a bold prediction early last month: “This will be the year of California winery closures.” Here in Healdsburg, from where I’m sitting, the 2025 wine-industry shakeup has looked more like a Great Reshuffling — aka, wine bosses selling off certain properties or reshaping their...
