Simone’s Healdsburg Event Log: March 11-19, Including St. Patrick’s
Tuesday, March 11
Women’s history scavenger hunt at the mini Healdsburg Library inside the Community Center (daily through Mar 31, 10am-6pm)“Toast Tuesday” at Costeaux French Bakery: Get a free loaf of bread when you dine in (weekly, 7:30am-3pm)Healdsburg High School softball team plays home game against Lower Lake High (3:30pm)Homework...
Healdsburg Prune Packers Switch Leagues
The Healdsburg Prune Packers, our baseball team in the California Collegiate League (CCL), just announced they're ditching their old league and moving to a new one called the Pacific Empire League (PEL). And five other NorCal-based teams are reportedly coming with them: the Humboldt Crabs, the Lincoln Potters, the Medford...
Healdsburg Future Farmers Parade, Fair Wrap Up 75th Season
Soooo the 75th annual Healdsburg Future Farmers parade and fair over this long Memorial Day weekend were a total smash, per usual. Aside from a guy I saw flag down a Bell's ambulance in the middle of the parade route (not sure what happened,...
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.
La Pizza in Healdsburg Says Lease Is Uncertain
We've got an update on those freaky rumors swirling about the possible closure of the old-school La Pizza restaurant across from McDonald's at the south end of town. A reporter from the Press Democrat got a hold of both the restaurant's owner, Chhouk "Lilly"...
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...
Assembly District 2 Race Winners Emerge
We finally have an answer in the last remaining unsettled race from the primary election ballot we filled out earlier this month: the contest for Healdsburg politician Jim Wood's second-district seat in the California State Assembly, representing the state's entire North Coast. Although election...
Is Healdsburg moving north?
Appellation Healdsburg opens as SMART rail nears
Two bits of news making the rounds these days show that Healdsburg is moving north – not physically, of course, but there is a momentum building. First evidence is the busy, optimistic vibe on Friday, Sept. 12 at...
Simone’s Healdsburg Event Log: May 12-18, Including Seasonal Returns
Monday, May 12 🌝
“Jumpstart Your Art” working session for artists and creatives at The 222 (weekly, 1-4pm)“Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Club” for kids aged 8-18 at Heartizens (weekly through May 19, 3:30-8:30pm)Info night for fifth grade parents at Healdsburg Junior High (5:30pm)SOLD OUT: Perfume Genius, popular indie-rock musician...
Pepper’s, New Healdsburg Restaurant, Prepares to Open Where Adel’s Used to Be
We could be getting a replacement for the Adel's diner near the Dry Creek Road freeway exit, which shut down last November, as soon as this weekend — and it doesn't seem like it'll be too far a cry from the classic diner model...










