Future Farmers parade, fair light up Healdsburg for 76th year
The 76th annual Future Farmers parade and fair is behind us, and hot damn was it a good one. The Healdsburg police, who had help from five neighboring police departments on parade and fair kickoff day on Thursday, May 22 — squads from Sebastopol, Cloverdale, Cotati,...
Hotel Healdsburg’s Longtime Manager Retires
If you live or work in Healdsburg, you’ve probably seen Aziz Zhari around. He’s been the general manager of Hotel Healdsburg since it first opened on the plaza more than two decades ago, in 2001, and has also held other manager jobs within Piazza Hospitality’s...
Small production wine label Marine Layer Wines will have a tasting room on Center Street
A new tasting room that will solely feature Marine Layer Wines, a small production wine label that focuses on making Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with grapes from the Sonoma Coast, is coming to Center Street this August.
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...
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.
