It’s what we wished for
Two decades ago, lots of Sonoma County winemakers and innkeepers were jealous over the attention heaped on their counterparts in Napa Valley, but they swore they’d never actually want to be another Napa or another wine country version of Disneyland. Back then, Sonoma’s wine and hospitality people would chortle, “Sonoma’s for wine, Napa is for auto parts.”
Montage Trade Creates 38-acre Park
One of the largest city-owned public parks in Sonoma County is taking shape on the north end of Healdsburg, the result of a years-long negotiation and lot transfer with Ohana, also known as Sonoma Luxury Resorts, the owners of Montage Healdsburg.
The park, called Saggio...
McNulty named dispatcher of the year
Katerine (K.T.) McNulty, a dispatch operations manager for the Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority (REDCOM), Operated by American Medical Response (AMR) in Santa Rosa, has been named Dispatcher of the Year by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED).
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...
History award winner Mel Amato dies
With the snip of a red ribbon with a pair of giant scissors in August 2016, it was preordained what the first sentence of Healdsburg’s Mel Amato’s obituary would contain, whenever that time would come. Amato was the man who almost singlehandedly saved Healdsburg’s Memorial Bridge from demolition by Caltrans, deploying all of his engineering prowess to repudiate a cadre of Caltrans engineers and prove the historic landmark was worthy of preservation. The Ohio native lived his last two decades in Healdsburg contributing to many community and local historical causes. He died on Nov. 16 at the age of 86.
Learn CPR, fire prevention tips and more at Family Safety Fair
Several police and fire agencies will convene Sept. 22 for a Family Safety Fair at the Foss Creek Community Center in Healdsburg, where presenters will provide important safety tips, tricks and resources that all families should have on hand in case of an earthquake, fire or other emergency.











