New Healdsburg Mexican Restaurant ‘Arandas’ Opening Soon at Hotel Les Mars
Big restaurant on North Street: Not even three months after shutting down the decade-old Chalkboard restaurant on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, billionaire Bill Foley is opening a new Mexican restaurant called Arandas in the space on June 17. Foley's local holdings...
Quail & Condor Bakery Nominated for James Beard Award
When it rains, it pours: The national accolades keep rolling in for Healdsburg’s newest and fanciest bakery, Quail & Condor.
Bakery owners Melissa Yanc and Sean McGaughey said demand skyrocketed after the New York Times listed their humble Healdsburg Avenue operation as one of America’s top...
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...
Another Winter Storm About to Land in Healdsburg
So, about that storm. It's actually two storms: "back-to-back atmospheric rivers" that local weather officials predict will dump around 4 to 6 inches of rain on our area from tomorrow morning through next Wednesday, with some possible thunder and lightning in there for dramatic...
Viral video shows racist outburst on Healdsburg street
Another person in town frustrated with Future Farmers parade traffic on Thursday, May 22, apparently took it out on a pair of Black delivery truck drivers whose vehicle was blocking her car — and unfortunately for the woman in question, the whole thing was...
Comedian Chelsea Handler Spotted in Healdsburg
This feels like an awfully silly piece of local celebrity gossip, but some of you might be interested to know that comedian Chelsea Handler was spotted hanging out in here town a couple of weekends ago. The former late-night talk show host "ate, drank...
Healdsburg Community Center Stabbing Suspect Arrested in Los Gatos
Nearly a year after that frightening nighttime tire-slashing spree and stabbing in the Healdsburg Community Center parking lot, local police say they found their main suspect living under an alias in the small town of Los Gatos on the southwest edge of San Jose....
In Memoriam: Chuck Doire
Healdsburg resident Charles Laurent Doire, better known as Chuck, reportedly passed away back in January. He died "peacefully" at age 65, according to his obituary. Although born down in SoCal, he spent most of his life here in Healdsburg. More from Chuck's obituary: "He...
New Men’s Clothing Shop Replacing Outlander on Healdsburg Plaza
In case you didn’t hear, Healdsburg menswear staple Outlander closed last weekend after over a quarter-century at 103 Plaza St. Married-couple owners Bill and Chris Bryant, who still plan to keep running the One-o-One women’s boutique next door, recently hinted to the Press Democrat that Outlander would be replaced...
In Memoriam: Pat McCracken
Patricia "Pat" McCracken, a lifelong Healdsburg resident and familiar face at front desks around town, died last month at age 86. "She grew up and lived in Healdsburg where she met her husband Richard," her obituary says. "They had three children: Allison Adele, Marc...











