Outlander Clothing Shop Closing on Healdsburg Plaza
A men’s clothing boutique that has lived at 103 Plaza St. along the north side of the Healdsburg plaza for over a quarter-century will lock up for the final time at 7pm this Saturday, Feb. 1. The owner of Outlander, Bill Bryant, writes in a farewell message on...
Felony Charge for Cloverdale Man Who Sparked Fire With Lawn Mower: Cal Fire
At the height of fire weather over Fourth of July weekend — two days after Healdsburg canceled its official fireworks show and Cloverdale canceled its fireworks sales — a wildfire called the Pocket Fire broke out in the Mayacamas Mountains just outside Geyserville late Saturday...
Indian Casino Proposed in Windsor: Submit Your Input
Around 10 minutes south of us on the 101, one American Indian tribe’s bold proposal for a massive new resort and casino in the ranch lands east of Windsor has entered an important planning stage. Officials from the Bureau of Indian Affairs are now preparing a...
Tisza Bistro Opens in Healdsburg
It's finally happening! Eastern-European restaurant Tisza Bistro & Bar is opening its doors today, in the roadhouse-style building where the beloved Singletree diner used to be at 165 Healdsburg Ave., a stone's throw south of the roundabout. Expect a "Hungarian beer hall" kind of scene with "schnitzel, brats, etc,"...
Used Clothing Shop ‘Favorites’ Moves South on Center Street
Three-decade-old Healdsburg consignment shop Favorites is facing some changes, as well — but fortunately for local fans and bargain-clothing shoppers, its owners haven’t given up yet. Instead, Favorites moved last month from their spot in the CVS shopping center to a smaller space not too far south on...
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...
Back-to-Back Storms Batter Healdsburg
We're now three days into these back-to-back President's Day weekend storms, with a day or two left to go of heavy rain, wind and possible thunderstorms. Local rain gauges show we've gotten at least 4 or 5 inches since Friday, with 1 or 2...
In Memoriam: Frances ‘Diane’ Bertoli
Longtime Healdsburg resident Frances "Diane" Bertoli — a local school secretary and wife of our former police chief — has passed away at age 87. Diane was reportedly born in British Columbia but moved here as a kid, graduating from Healdsburg High in 1954. More from...
Another Storm Headed to Healdsburg
So we made it through the first of these two back-to-back storms coming through. Healdsburg reportedly got around 4 to 6 inches of rain over the past few days, since it started coming down early Wednesday morning — and forecasters say another big storm should...
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...
Sports
Nearing the finish line as track season ends
The “galloping Greyhounds” had several middle-distance runners in the hunt for much of the season, and at the NCS Meet of Champions in Dublin they had their chance to run their best races.









