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August 9, 2026

Healdsburg Bookshop Owner Passes Away — But Levin & Company Lives On

The harrowing medical journey of Aaron Rosewater, beloved co-owner of the Levin & Company bookstore on the Healdsburg plaza, came to a heartbreaking end last week. Aaron died in the hospital Friday, according to loved ones. His wife Gwen, who shared updates throughout the ordeal...

Back-to-Back Storms Batter Healdsburg

We're now three days into these back-to-back President's Day weekend storms, with a day or two left to go of heavy rain, wind and possible thunderstorms. Local rain gauges show we've gotten at least 4 or 5 inches since Friday, with 1 or 2...

In Memoriam: Linda Pelm

San Francisco native and longtime Healdsburg resident Linda Pelm passed away last weekend at the age of 71. "After graduating high school, Linda married her high school sweetheart, Nicholas Pelm, embarking on a journey of love and companionship that would endure for over 50...

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 Winery Medlock Ames Goes Up for Sale

A $44 million property in the Healdsburg countryside hit the real-estate market yesterday: The Medlock Ames winery and estate at 13414 Chalk Hill Rd. and tasting room at 3487 Alexander Valley Rd. I’ve reached out to the winery for more information about what this...

‘Peace Pole’ Monument Unveiled at Healdsburg High

A student art project of sorts was just unveiled this week at Healdsburg High. It's called a "peace pole," and it's the latest of around 250,000 similar monuments that have been erected across the country, according to the Peace Pole Project website. Here's some...

Healdsburg’s Historic Building Preservation Award Winners

Each year, the Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society hands out a batch of "historic preservation awards" to people in town who've done an especially good job sprucing up any iconic old buildings they own, in a way that both honors the original look and...

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...

What’s Hot in Healdsburg

Dedication of Healdsburg's new fire substation
Here are the latest business openings, closings and other goings-on, from a new place to get a fresh juice or smoothie, a hot old winery and a hot new bakery, plus a new fire station to cool things down if it gets too hot for Healdsburg.

West Sonoma Coast Wines Get Own AVA

Just seven years after the West Sonoma County Vintners filed their petition, the West Sonoma Coast—where the cold marine air and heavy fog offer distinct advantages for growing wine grape varieties ranging from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Syrah—has officially been sanctioned as a...
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