Healdsburg’s Agrarian Roots Still Growing
Some 90 people filled the upstairs hall at Little Saint, the vegan culinary compound at 25 North St., to attend the “season finale” of the three-part Design Dialogues 2022 on Monday, Nov. 14. Healdsburg’s urban planning entrepreneur Jim Heid produced the series, the second...
Regional Pizza Group Mombo’s Brings East Coast Pizza to Healdsburg
It would be unfair to several Healdsburg restaurants to say “At last, there’s pizza!” just because Mombo’s finally opened up in the Vineyard Plaza, where several previous pizzerias rose and fell over the years. After all, we have Pizzando, La Pizza, Vera, Campo Fino...
West Sonoma Coast Wines Get Own AVA
Just seven years after the West Sonoma County Vintners filed their petition, the West Sonoma Coast—where the cold marine air and heavy fog offer distinct advantages for growing wine grape varieties ranging from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Syrah—has officially been sanctioned as a...
The Ruse approved for abuse rehab
After two hours of discussion on Sep. 23, the commission voted 5-1 to approve the conditional use permit for the property as a “luxurious 13 bed Substance Use Disorder Facility,” to be renamed The Ruse Treatment...
Popular cafe reopens in new incarnation
One quiet morning last week, the long-closed corner store at Matheson and Center took down their plywood walls and threw open the doors of 300 Center St.—the newest incarnation of Healdsburg’s longtime favorite coffee bar, the Flying Goat.
First in, tentative singles, then couples, then...
Turkey Trotters Run for Fun, Funds
Thanksgiving Day gets off to an early start in Healdsburg, and Nov. 23, 2023, was no different. Almost 3,000 participants registered for the fundraising Turkey Trot benefit, “plus lots of kids in strollers and dogs,” according to Susanne Esquivel. “The youngest Trotter was two...
Maison Brings Provençal Vibe to Healdsburg
Healdsburg’s new wine bar, Maison, opened its doors in early June and quickly established its place in the order of things in town. Situated at 210 Healdsburg Ave., just north of the roundabout, Maison is without signage, but an inviting hand-painted sandwich board beckons...
Two New Healdsburg Tasting Rooms Open Amid Winery Shakeup
About five months after boutique Healdsburg wine brands Truett Hurst and VML went on the market, they found a buyer: the same man who founded them back in 2008.
Phil Hurst sold his beloved brands to a large, Washington-based company called Precept Wine & Spirits...
Local real estate duo revamp boulevard house for business
Oftentimes, when businesses move to a new building, they may paint some walls and bring in new furniture. For the folks at Miserlian Baker Real Estate, starting creating a home for their business — and for themselves — meant starting from the ground up.
Steakhouse Marinating on Plaza Street?
The roof has been razed and the walls have come down on the narrow business space at 113 Plaza St., next door to Duke’s.
Though the applicant, builder and owner won’t answer directly, the restaurant is widely presumed to become a steakhouse; the big Texas...

















