Healdsburg Suspect Named in Regional ‘Scam Enterprise’
A young woman from Healdsburg has been arrested along with three Santa Rosa residents for running what police call an elaborate, $7.8 million "money laundering and international telephone scam enterprise" with victims all across the United States, many of them elderly. It took a team of...
New Party Lights at Healdsburg Museum
Of eight public art projects funded by last year's round of city art grants, the final one has made its debut! It's an "array of programmable LED lights" on the front facade of the old Healdsburg Museum building on Matheson Street — a $5,000 installation...
‘Syar’ Mining Site in South Healdsburg for Sale
It looks like the 88-acre property owned by Syar Industries along the far bank of the Russian River, where they've been mining sand and gravel for decades just east of Memorial Bridge, is up for sale. This, according to the Jones Lang LaSalle real-estate...
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: Group Baby Shower, Kayak Love Note, Garden ‘Empowerment Plot’
Pictured above and below: Local nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg hosted a sweet “baby shower” last Tuesday for the largest class to graduate yet from its “Mi Bebé y Yo” prenatal workshop series. Twenty-one families just completed the program, according to Corazón spokesperson Holly Fox — and “for...
In Memoriam: Yasuko ‘Suzie’ Buchignani
A member of the local Buchignani clan and familiar face in the Healdsburg wine industry, Yasuko "Suzie" Buchignani, passed away earlier this month at age 79. Here's the story of Suzie's life, from her obituary: "She was born on March 9th, 1945 in Fukuoka,...
Healdsburg Police Arrest 3 Teen Boys After Alleged Pistol-Whipping
Local police officers had a couple of big days last week, as they tracked down three teenage boys suspected of attacking another 19-year-old male near East and Mill streets, just a couple blocks east of the roundabout, around 6pm on Tuesday, April 15. Cops...
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...
Healdsburg Winery Debuts New Wine-Cellar Mural
Local winery Papapietro Perry, located out Dry Creek Road, just unveiled a cute new mural with vintage postcard vibes on their wine-cellar door. It’s around 14 feet tall by 14 feet wide, and boldly declares: “Peace Love and Pinot.”
Oh, and if you post a photo of...
Healdsburg Pic of the Week: Men for Sale
Healdsburg resident Alison Ogden spotted this amusing sign yesterday outside the Susan Graf clothing boutique downtown. “Here’s a giggle — special sale at Susan Graf,” she says.
Immigrant Stories Coming to Healdsburg Wine Library
Did you know that there's a "wine library" housed inside the Healdsburg branch of the Sonoma County Library? And they just got a grant to "listen to and save the oral histories of immigrant families employed in our local wine industry," according to a rep for the wine...







