Popular cafe reopens in new incarnation
One quiet morning last week, the long-closed corner store at Matheson and Center took down their plywood walls and threw open the doors of 300 Center St.—the newest incarnation of Healdsburg’s longtime favorite coffee bar, the Flying Goat.
First in, tentative singles, then couples, then...
‘Yoga on Center’ Comes Back to Town
Healdsburg’s only full-time yoga studio, the nearly 20-year-old Yoga on Center, is moving back to the downtown area this summer—two-and-a-half years after the owners say they got kicked out of their original location at 401 Center St...
Healdsburg’s New Movie Theater Set to Open in 2025
At last, construction kicked off this month on the True West Film Center near the plaza, behind the old Bear Republic brewpub space — thanks in large part to an “anonymous donation” of $1 million to the cause, according to the Press Democrat. Healdsburg’s new, two-story movie theater...
Sam Williams, Young Healdsburg Dad, Dies in 101 Rollover Crash
Healdsburg resident Sam Williams, the 25-year-old father of a young boy, died in a solo-vehicle crash along Highway 101 last week, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff and the California Highway Patrol. Sam's loved ones have since set up a fundraiser for his son...
Tisza Bistro Opens in Healdsburg
It's finally happening! Eastern-European restaurant Tisza Bistro & Bar is opening its doors today, in the roadhouse-style building where the beloved Singletree diner used to be at 165 Healdsburg Ave., a stone's throw south of the roundabout. Expect a "Hungarian beer hall" kind of scene with "schnitzel, brats, etc,"...
Hispanic Vintners Celebrate Harvest at Bacchus
Since its opening two years ago, in July 2021, Bacchus Landing has become recognized as a prime place to hold larger events in Healdsburg, from the monthly “Music on the Piazza” affair on first Saturdays, to several sold-out concerts for June’s Healdsburg Jazz Festival.
On...
New Healdsburg Mexican Restaurant ‘Arandas’ Opening Soon at Hotel Les Mars
Big restaurant on North Street: Not even three months after shutting down the decade-old Chalkboard restaurant on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, billionaire Bill Foley is opening a new Mexican restaurant called Arandas in the space on June 17. Foley's local holdings...
Despite the Name, the Elephant Is a ‘People Pub’
There’s a widespread sentiment in the wine industry: “It takes a lot of good beer to make a good bottle of wine.”
So when Paul Stokeld suggested the name, “Elephant in the Room,” to co-owner KC Mosso for their planned watering hole in Healdsburg, Mosso...
Bill Foley Shuts Down ‘Wine Society’ in Healdsburg
Annnd another one bites the dust. This time, it’s the exclusive Center Street wine club belonging to Bill Foley, insurance billionaire and local hospitality magnate. It was called “The Society: Healdsburg,” and it just opened last November where his Banshee Wines tasting room used to be. (Banshee...
Catching Up with Breathless
There’s an oasis in Healdsburg in an industrial park at the end of Moore Lane, past storage sheds and warehouses toward a dead end. Even though it’s not the kind of place people just happen upon, when they find it they’re not disappointed.
Breathless Sparkling...















