Grant Money for Healdsburg Events Likely to Draw Tourists
There's only a couple of days left to apply for some of the grant money being offered by Healdsburg's Tourism Improvement District, to anyone who wants to organize "arts, cultural and educational activities" that will encourage people to come stay in Healdsburg this summer...
What’s the Plan for 444 Healdsburg Ave?
You know that rusty, chained-off warehouse at 444 Healdsburg Ave. with the swirly metal sculpture out front? Well, after years sitting empty, the century-old building may finally be transformed into something of use. In the old days, it reportedly served as a workshop for...
Missing Healdsburg Man Returns Home
Did you get that alert from Healdsburg police in the wee hours this morning, about a missing person named Marc Rodriguez? The 61-year-old Healdsburg resident had last been seen at 10 p.m. Monday "with the family dog, Penny, a Golden Doodle," police said. Well,...
Some Healdsburg Residents Still Conserving Water
A TV news crew from CBS stopped by our little town during the recent storm to explore a clever news angle. "One Sonoma County town remembers three years ago, when their water supply almost ran dry," the CBS anchor says in the resulting segment....
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Wreaks Havoc on Healdsburg Area
Now THAT was a storm. A "bomb cyclone," to be precise. It reportedly brought 4 to 6 inches of rain and "hurricane-force" winds as strong as 50-80 mph to Healdsburg and environs over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, the PG&E power-outage map showed...
Legal High Comes to Healdsburg
As the first cannabis dispensary opened in Healdsburg, more than one customer observed he was cutting down on VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled), a key metric in the city’s goal of reducing greenhouse gasses. The next nearest dispensary is 10 miles away in Larkfield, and beyond that twice that far to Cloverdale...
NoMAD claims ‘maker space’ north of North
From Willi’s Seafood to Solful, the place has possibilities
The businesses north of North Street in Healdsburg sometimes find themselves left out of the foot traffic from weekend visitors. “It’s a no-man’s land up here, you know,” said Jim Heid, owner of CraftWork in the...
Snapshot: Hockey Trophy Celebrates ‘Team Foley’
Bill Foley firmly planted his personal flag in Healdsburg on Friday last, using the Stanley Cup as a magic talisman to enchant residents, visitors and tourists with a championship promise fulfilled.
The Stanley Cup was on display at the Plaza gazebo at noon on Aug....
Healdsburg Vegan Restaurant ‘Second Story’ Closing at Little Saint
Little Saint, the 10,000-square-foot food and event space at 25 North St., will be closing its fancy upstairs vegan restaurant on June 14 — just shy of one year after opening it. The offshoot restaurant is called Second Story, and it occupies the same...
Healdsburg Cancels Fireworks for Fourth of July 2024
The City of Healdsburg has canceled its fireworks show this Fourth of July, thanks to this especially fire-friendly heat wave passing through.
The show was going to be staged at Healdsburg High School, per usual. City officials promised it would be “bigger and better than...










