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April 22, 2026

Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience: Preview

It's that time of year again when around 2,000 winos and foodies pay thousands of dollars each to flock to our little town for the four-day Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience — a procession of fancy meals, tastings, parties and hangouts, starting next Thursday, May...

Motorcyclist Dies in Healdsburg Crash

Did you get that Nixle alert about the road closure at Dry Creek Road and Grove Street on Saturday evening? Dry Creek was closed between Big John's and the 101 exit for around five hours that night; when I drove by, all I saw was a...

In Memoriam: Candace Rodgers ‘Candy’ Danhausen

Fifth-generation Healdsburg resident and special-ed teacher Candace Rodgers Danhausen, better known as Candy, has passed away at the age of 81. From her obituary: "Healdsburg was her home and she loved it. She grew up on a prune Ranch out Westside Road and moved...

Avelo Airlines Cuts Half Its Sonoma County Flights — and Pivots to Deportation

This is a rough one. Not even one year after Avelo Airlines announced it would start calling our local Santa Rosa airport one of its home bases, to much fanfare, airline bosses have decided to vacate their new hub and cut all the new flights they...

Is Healdsburg moving north?

Appellation Healdsburg opens as SMART rail nears Two bits of news making the rounds these days show that Healdsburg is moving north – not physically, of course, but there is a momentum building. First evidence is the busy, optimistic vibe on Friday, Sept. 12 at...

Record Shop Opening Inside Healdsburg Tasting Room

A new record shop is also opening today in Healdsburg — inside a tasting room, of course. It will be called "Vino & Vinyls." The winery responsible is Montagne Russe, whose tasting room opened a couple of summers ago inside the big Bacchus Landing...

Lumber Yard Proposed in South Healdsburg

Down at the south end of town, Healdsburg Lumber Company wants permission to use their lot next to the freeway as a lumber yard for at least the next three years, according to the City of Healdsburg. They're already using it to store overflow...

Rejected Weed Shop Sues City of Healdsburg

The owners of Mercy Wellness, one of eight cannabis companies that went through a months-long application process in Healdsburg last year — in hopes of becoming one of two shops now allowed to sell weed in town — have not moved on from the...

Tiny Healdsburg Music Venue Attracting Big Names in Music

Sonoma Magazine is calling the upstairs music venue at the Little Saint vegan restaurant on North Street "the most interesting music club in the Bay Area." The magazine writes: "As the restaurant continues to garner accolades for its plant-based cuisine, the second floor gathering...

Bear Republic Liquidates As Former Restaurant Remodeled

Former Bear Republic brewery in Cloverdale
The news earlier this year that the Bear Republic Brewery, long associated with a popular brewpub and restaurant in downtown Healdsburg, had been sold to Drake’s Brewing Company of San Leandro surprised many fans of their signature brew, Racer 5 IPA. The sale included...
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