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March 9, 2026

‘Little Free Art Gallery’ Opens in Downtown Healdsburg

Surely by now you’re acquainted with the concept of “little free libraries” — those tiny homes on pegs, giving almost a bird-feeder vibe, filled with books you can give or take on the honor system. We’ve got a few here in Healdsburg, of course — along...

Healdsburg City Leaders Approve Water, Sewer Bill Hikes

We've been hearing about big potential increases to our water and sewer bills for some months now — and it appears the time has come. The Healdsburg City Council approved a series of rate hikes at their meeting last week, amounting to an increase...

The Parish Cafe is under new ownership, but the eatery’s recipes and concept won’t change

Correction: The Parish will serve lunch and breakfast, not lunch and dinner.

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...

Legal High Comes to Healdsburg

Ribbon cutting
As the first cannabis dispensary opened in Healdsburg, more than one customer observed he was cutting down on VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled), a key metric in the city’s goal of reducing greenhouse gasses. The next nearest dispensary is 10 miles away in Larkfield, and beyond that twice that far to Cloverdale...

Healdsburg Pic of the Day: Holiday Window Art

Healdsburg resident Barbara Wollner just took this pic of some uplifting new window art at the Digital XPress print shop at 401 Center St., right next to the old Raven film center. She says it was painted by Santa Rosa artist Terrence Howell.

In Memoriam: Burton Barnes

Burton Barnes, a local patriarch and ag enthusiast who also served in the U.S. Navy and then Air Force during the Korean War, passed away last month as well, at age 93. He leaves behind his wife Patricia, four kids and six grandkids, according...

Healdsburg Kids Selling Valentine’s Staples

Three juniors in the stellar culinary program at Healdsburg High School — led by pastry chef Derek Corsino, who you might remember from his reality-TV stint on Food Network's "Spring Baking Championship" — are making and selling fancy Valentine's Day chocolates this year as...

Real estate market shifts as Healdsburg adapts

401 Piper St.
Take 401 Piper St. It was a great product, so we priced it at the absolute top end of comparable properties and we found two buyers to bid up the price beyond expectations to sell it in a day. The buyers were out-of-town buyers looking for a retirement place—the perfect buyers.

In Memoriam: Karen Bosworth

Healdsburg native Karen Bosworth — a local healthcare worker, education leader, business owner, softball player, rancher and mom — passed away last month at her home in Geyserville. She was in her mid 80s. According to her obituary, Karen was working as a medical...
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