Rediscovering DeLoach Vineyards
After 20-plus years in the wine industry, I can admit that I am guilty of writing off a winery or brand or assuming I know it well enough, only to later realize that it has been so long since I’ve actually visited the winery,...
City of Healdsburg Is Good at Building Housing, State Says
In the eyes of our state governor, Healdsburg city leaders have been doing a great job planning and approving the construction of more housing here in town. Gov. Newson blessed our city with his official "Prohousing" designation last week, along with Petaluma and Eureka...
In Memoriam: Bill Domenichelli
Bill Domenichelli, a prominent member of Healdsburg's local Domenichelli clan — and the Engelke clan, by marriage — has died of a "sudden illness" at age 71, according to his obituary. Bill grew up with seven siblings on a prune ranch in Healdsburg, and met...
Healdsburg Pic of the Day: Ice Cream Flight
Lindsay Joelle took this pic a couple weeks ago of the "ice cream flight" option on the menu at Noble Folk. "How cool that you can get an ice cream flight out of cute lil mini scoops?!" she says. "The mint was the most natural mint...
Reach For Home to go forward minus founding executive
Colleen Carmichael to seek new calling in trauma teachings and therapy
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’s New Fire Substation: Construction Update
Construction continues on a new, 4,162-square-foot "substation" for firefighters at the more rural north end of town. The concrete slab that will serve as a base for the main building was poured last week, the city says. Next, "the wall framing, truss installation, and roof sheathing...
Group of dedicated local knitters organizing co-op to maintain Purls of Joy store
The founder and owner of the popular knitting shop Purls of Joy is retiring at the end of this month and, in an effort to keep the shop going and the friendly store spirit alive, a group of about 50 local knitters are working to form a member-driver co-op to maintain the business.
In Memoriam: Joyce Alger
Lifelong Healdsburg and Windsor resident Joyce Alger passed away last month at age 78. Her husband of nearly 50 years, Joe Alger, died back in 2011 — and one of their two sons, David Alger, was killed by cancer in 2019. Here's a glimpse into...
2 Teens Stabbed Near Healdsburg Skate Park: Police
Two teen boys were stabbed last Sunday night along the Foss Creek Pathway, near the Healdsburg skate park off Grove Street, according to local police. Here's their full announcement: "At about 10:30 pm, the Healdsburg Police Department received a call from a victim of...









