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March 28, 2026

Hand-Blown Glass Company Opens Healdsburg Showroom

This local business opening happened back in fall of last year, but I missed it at the time, so here you go. A company called SkLO, which makes hand-blown Czech glass lighting and objects, has quietly opened a private "trade showroom and headquarters" in...

Thumbprint Cellars Closes Healdsburg Tasting Room

On the southwest corner of the plaza, at 102 Matheson St., the Thumbprint Cellars team just ran their final weekend of wine tastings at their 15-year home in downtown Healdsburg. Second-generation winery owner Carter Lindstrom-Dake, son of Thumbprint founders Scott and Erica, told me over...

What’s the Plan for 444 Healdsburg Ave?

You know that rusty, chained-off warehouse at 444 Healdsburg Ave. with the swirly metal sculpture out front? Well, after years sitting empty, the century-old building may finally be transformed into something of use. In the old days, it reportedly served as a workshop for...

Downtown Bakery & Creamery reopens this week under new, local owners

The beloved Downtown Bakery & Creamery is reopening on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Healdsburg Rocked by Year’s First Big Rainstorm

From last Saturday morning through Tuesday night, the most damaging storm of the 2024-25 rainy season so far ravaged Healdsburg and the rest of the North Bay for four days straight. (And that’s saying a lot, after the other historic four-dayer we weathered in November.) This time around,...

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...

Wine & Food Affair Is Heading Our Way

One of the events that has pinned Healdsburg at the epicenter of California’s Wine Country, and which year after year increases its visibility, is the Wine & Food Affair.  It takes place this weekend for the 24th season, one of three signature events from the...

As Immigrant Roundup Fears Swirl, Local Orgs Work to Empower the Undocumented

Undocumented immigrants here in Northern Sonoma County have been on edge ever since Donald Trump was elected president in November, given his campaign promises to deport everyone in the U.S. who hasn’t been able to obtain legal residency status. But it wasn’t until a surprise...

Who Won Sonoma County’s 2024 Pruning Contest

The results are in for the 25th annual countywide grapevine pruning contest, which was held last Wednesday at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards in Healdsburg — and the takeaway seems to be that Geyserville pruners just do it better. Miguel Galvan, who works for VinePro Vineyard Management...

Sidewalk sale coming back for second year

One-day event will include all sorts of businesses and nonprofits
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