Bear Republic Liquidates As Former Restaurant Remodeled
The news earlier this year that the Bear Republic Brewery, long associated with a popular brewpub and restaurant in downtown Healdsburg, had been sold to Drake’s Brewing Company of San Leandro surprised many fans of their signature brew, Racer 5 IPA. The sale included...
Rural Healdsburg Fire Caused by Driver With Busted Tire: Cal Fire
The alerts started flowing in this past Wednesday afternoon: A multi-pronged wildfire, consisting of three spot fires, was burning along Chalk Hill Road in the countryside east of Healdsburg and Windsor. Winds were high and grasses were dry. Locals held their breath while Cal Fire and various other...
Cobbler resists retirement as renovation approved
Ramos Shoe Repair is an outlier on Healdsburg Avenue, even in the recently christened “North Makers Arts District” or NoMAD area between North and Piper streets. Neither a clothing store, an art gallery, a bakery nor a tasting room, it’s a shoe repair store, a working-man’s shop.
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: MLK Mini Art
As part of a Sonoma County Library initiative for Black History Month, kids across the county have been creating tiny paintings over the past few weeks to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The photo above shows some of the art created by kids...
Summer’s Market Closes in Healdsburg
The owners of Summer’s Market near the high school, who’ve been keeping after-school pitstop culture alive at 555 Powell Ave. ever since the iconic Powell Avenue Market shut down a little over a decade ago, just closed up shop late last month.
“We are closed for a few...
Another Healdsburg Tasting Room Opens Riverside
Some wineries launch tasting rooms with an avalanche of press releases and a big, flashy ribbon-cutting moment. Others — like Palmer Emmitt and Michael Scorsone — take a more casual *build it, they will come* approach.
This local winemaker duo quietly opened their new outpost at 52...
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: Mardi Gras Throwback
Welcome to a special throwback edition of “Pics of the Week,” featuring — you guessed it — pics from last year’s big Mardi Gras party at the Mill Street shopping center. Gareth Owens, who co-owns The Parish — Healdsburg's only Cajun and Creole restaurant, situated...
City launches new community space
Space for vendors has always been a concern for the Farmers’ Market organization and the vendors themselves. “I’ll confess to not being a fan of it initially,” Janet Ciel said. “I realized it would be challenging to put vendors up there (on the stage area), as they can’t drive a car onto it. Everything will have to go up via stairs or a ramp.” But as she’s become used to the space, she’s recognized its potential.
