Dry Creek Timeshares Still on the Market
Remember Pacaso, the luxury real-estate company that was getting some rural Healdsburg residents pretty riled up a couple years back for "marketing second home ownership opportunities using a timeshare model in unincorporated Dry Creek Valley," according to the Healdsburg Tribune? Well, it looks like Pacaso is still...
Levin & Company Bookstore Owner Is ‘Gravely Ill’
If you’ve ever been inside Levin & Company, Healdsburg’s wonderfully creaky bookstore next to the bakery on the Center Street side of the plaza — basically the opposite of formula retail! — you’ve likely run into Aaron Rosewater, who co-owns the store with his mom, Adele...
Healdsburg High Senior Faces on Banners Downtown
The City of Healdsburg is honoring this year's graduating class of Healdsburg High School seniors with banners of their faces hung around the downtown area. It's a tradition that started, I believe, as a response to the COVID lockdown that stifled some of the...
Dominic Foppoli, Ex-Windsor Mayor, Plans to Move Home and Maybe Run Again: Report
Dominic Foppoli’s name is once again on the lips of locals, as news has arrived of his return to the streets of Windsor. What’s more, this notorious 42-year-old Healdsburg winery bro and former Windsor mayor — who resigned in 2021 and moved to Italy with his...
Costeaux Bakery Chef Working With Kids at Juvie
Jorge Flores is one of Healdsburg’s most celebrated chefs — a local success story for the ages. He immigrated from Mexico to the U.S. at 14 years old; quickly learned English; graduated from Healdsburg High School while working nights and weekends to support his...
Construction Begins on Healdsburg’s Appellation Hotel
Construction has finally begun on Healdsburg's long-anticipated foodie hotel from celebrity chef Charlie Palmer, according to a new press release. It's called Appellation Hotel, and it's the next big fixture of the new "North Village" neighborhood being crafted by developers in the footprint of...
In Memoriam: Nancy Buckley
A San Francisco lady who put down roots in Healdsburg and became a mainstay in the pews at St. John's Church died last month: Nancy Aileen Buckley. She lived to see her 100th birthday. From her obituary: "Nancy was a devout Catholic, and her...
Healdsburg’s Alliance Health Center Gets Backup Power System for Natural Disasters
This just happened last month, and it's even more relevant now: The Alliance Medical Center next to Healdsburg Hospital on University Avenue has installed a backup solar-power system that will allow the clinic to stay up and running during wildfires and other emergencies, even...
AVFilm Changing Name to ‘True West Film Center’
The local nonprofit that plans to open a movie theater in downtown Healdsburg sometime in the next year is changing its name from AVFilm to True West Film Center, according to the Press Democrat. The new name, which will take effect in a few...
In Memoriam: Barry Steele
Well-known local businessman Barry Steele reportedly passed away last month. The former owner of the Fairview Inn & Suites at the south end of town "died unexpectedly" at age 81 "on the land he loved in Geyserville," his obituary says. More from the obit: "Barry 'Like...
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.









