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May 18, 2026

Two New Healdsburg Tasting Rooms Open Amid Winery Shakeup

About five months after boutique Healdsburg wine brands Truett Hurst and VML went on the market, they found a buyer: the same man who founded them back in 2008. Phil Hurst sold his beloved brands to a large, Washington-based company called Precept Wine & Spirits...

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...

In Memoriam: Joe De Benedetti

Healdsburg father of six Joe De Benedetti, who was deeply involved in local schools and the wine industry, has passed away at age 91. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, and some years living and working down in Pacifica,...

Healdsburg Wine Classes Now Offered in Spanish

A unique local school called the Odyssey Wine Academy, which for the past few years has been offering wine education classes here in Healdsburg, is now teaching classes in Spanish. Odyssey is reportedly the only place in Sonoma County where you can get your...

Healdsburg Wine Bosses Take Back Truett Hurst, VML Wineries

Healdsburg wine brands Truett Hurst and VML have a buyer, about five months after they went on the market — and it's the same guy who founded them back in 2008. Phil Hurst sold his beloved little empire to a large, Washington-based business called...

Timeshare Company Advertising More Healdsburg Homes

Have you heard of Pacaso? It’s an insanely successful real-estate startup from San Francisco that lets buyers co-own luxury homes on the timeshare model, then use the Pacaso app to take care of all the scheduling and maintenance stuff. Ever since Pacaso set foot in Healdsburg's Dry Creek Valley...

Easter Crow Cuts Power to Healdsburg: Report

As the kiddos of Healdsburg scrambled for Easter eggs on Sunday morning, a local crow caused a power outage that affected large swaths of the city, according to local officials. It all felt very mythical. "The first reports of lost power came in just...

Water, Wastewater Rate Increases On Tap

Healdsburg residents learned late last week that they will pay more for water delivery and wastewater services over the next three years and beyond, with increases of 18% expected in Fiscal Year 2024-25 alone, beginning with the July utility bill.

Rogers Wins a Place on the Ballot

Chris Rogers’ current total shows him holding a 1,500-vote lead over Hicks, a narrow margin that should be enough to claim the right to represent the Democratic Party on the Nov. 5 ballot

Police Log, March 11 – 17

A burglary occurred either March 15 or March 16 at Giorgio’s Restaurant on Grant Avenue. An office window and side window were shattered and the basement broken into. It appeared nothing was taken. Items were on the floor and possibly a bottle of tequila was consumed.
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