Amy’s Wicked Slush to Close Memorial Beach Shop
Amy Covin, who parlayed a life-long affection for Boston-style “slush”—a fruity ice confection with drizzles, sprinkles and playful attitude—into a Healdsburg dessert destination, announced over the weekend that she would be closing the flagship shop in early September.
“I think we outgrew this facility the...
As Immigrant Roundup Fears Swirl, Local Orgs Work to Empower the Undocumented
Undocumented immigrants here in Northern Sonoma County have been on edge ever since Donald Trump was elected president in November, given his campaign promises to deport everyone in the U.S. who hasn’t been able to obtain legal residency status. But it wasn’t until a surprise...
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...
Healdsburg Suspect Named in Regional ‘Scam Enterprise’
A young woman from Healdsburg has been arrested along with three Santa Rosa residents for running what police call an elaborate, $7.8 million "money laundering and international telephone scam enterprise" with victims all across the United States, many of them elderly. It took a team of...
Healdsburg FFA Parade, Fair Coming Up
We must really be on the verge of summer, because coming up next weekend is Healdsburg's favorite tradition, celebrating its "diamond" 75th anniversary this year: the FFA parade through town and the fair afterward at Rec Park. It's an ag fiesta of the largest...
Diamond Jubilee for Former French Bakery Owners
A simple family gathering at the Dry Creek home of Fred and Lidia Loupy this past weekend marked their 75th wedding anniversary, their Diamond Jubilee.
They met through their families in the years after World War II and were married in 1949, at Saints Peter...
Drama Continues at Healdsburg’s Shuttered ‘Molti Amici’ Restaurant
OK, so you remember how local Italian restaurant Molti Amici suffered a fall from grace last November and was forced to close its doors just over a year after opening? The three SingleThread alumni who opened the high-fashion restaurant at 330 Healdsburg Ave. said they hoped to...
Reach For Home to go forward minus founding executive
Colleen Carmichael to seek new calling in trauma teachings and therapy
Summer’s Market Closes in Healdsburg
The owners of Summer’s Market near the high school, who’ve been keeping after-school pitstop culture alive at 555 Powell Ave. ever since the iconic Powell Avenue Market shut down a little over a decade ago, just closed up shop late last month.
“We are closed for a few...
Food for Thought: Healing Illness with Food + Love
SPONSORED – If you live in Sonoma County, you’ve likely seen Food for Thought volunteers collecting food donations at local grocery stores nearly every weekend of the year. And if you’ve ever donated food, money, or time as a volunteer, everyone at Food For Thought thanks you!











