County’s hospitality industry hit hardest in COVID outbreak
The welcome mat for Sonoma County’s wine country was rolled up several weeks ago in the midst of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, and there is no prediction of when it might be rolled out again. Only a little over one quarter (27.8%) of the county’s 7,000 lodging rooms were occupied at the beginning of this month, down from an average occupancy rate of 78% from a year ago.
Restaurant Roulette in ‘Destination Healdsburg’
Adel’s Restaurant, opened 34 years ago and as such perhaps the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Healdsburg, closed its doors for the last time on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 29.
The diner on Dry Creek Road just off the Highway 101 off-ramp has been a popular...
Healdsburg Pics of the Week: Plaza Protests
Healdsburg resident Mary Fitzgerald took the lovely pic above of springtime treetops over the plaza late last Sunday afternoon, from her clutch vantage point at The Matheson’s rooftop bar.
Earlier that same day, down below the treetops, Healdsburg resident and former City Council candidate Linda...
Levin & Company Bookstore Owner Is ‘Gravely Ill’
If you’ve ever been inside Levin & Company, Healdsburg’s wonderfully creaky bookstore next to the bakery on the Center Street side of the plaza — basically the opposite of formula retail! — you’ve likely run into Aaron Rosewater, who co-owns the store with his mom, Adele...
