In Memoriam: Bob Pape
Longtime Healdsburg resident Bob Pape, a well-loved leader in local schools who went on to become a bit of a community fitness guru, passed away earlier this month at the age of 76, according to his obituary — "after a short and intense battle with...
Hand-Blown Glass Company Opens Healdsburg Showroom
This local business opening happened back in fall of last year, but I missed it at the time, so here you go. A company called SkLO, which makes hand-blown Czech glass lighting and objects, has quietly opened a private "trade showroom and headquarters" in...
Record Shop Opening Inside Healdsburg Tasting Room
A new record shop is also opening today in Healdsburg — inside a tasting room, of course. It will be called "Vino & Vinyls." The winery responsible is Montagne Russe, whose tasting room opened a couple of summers ago inside the big Bacchus Landing...
Tisza Bistro Opens in Healdsburg
It's finally happening! Eastern-European restaurant Tisza Bistro & Bar is opening its doors today, in the roadhouse-style building where the beloved Singletree diner used to be at 165 Healdsburg Ave., a stone's throw south of the roundabout. Expect a "Hungarian beer hall" kind of scene with "schnitzel, brats, etc,"...
Assembly Candidate Faces Revolt Among Party Delegates
Rusty Hicks, chair of the California Democratic Party, is one of the strongest candidates in the upcoming primary election for Assembly District 2, but some members of the party are urging him to resign from his dual role due to a conflict of interest and neglect of duty.
Police Log, Jan. 8 – 15, 2024
Among recent Healdsburg Police reports, a 54-year-old man was arrested for vandalism, a 77-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence, and more episodes of wrongdoing in town.
Local Greeting for the First Lady
Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States, arrived at Sonoma County Airport on Jan. 18 and was met by local officials and demonstrators, before heading to Healdsburg for a fundraiser and delivering a message of hope and determination.
State Assembly Race Heats Up in Healdsburg
The race to take Healdsburg politician Jim Wood's second district seat in the California State Assembly, which covers large swaths of rural NorCal, has been seriously heating up in recent weeks. The seat will be up for grabs in November, because Wood has decided...
Healdsburg Ballot May Ask for More Market-Rate Housing
KRCB public radio ran an interesting piece last week on the lack of market-rate housing options in Healdsburg right now, and how "local rules passed over two decades ago... to protect Healdsburg from overdevelopment" seem to be making our housing problems worse. So city...
Healdsburg Rain Totals, River Levels
As I'm sure you noticed, we got a real walloping of rain over the weekend — pushing the Russian River up to the 15-foot mark in the spot where they measure it in Healdsburg, just upstream of Memorial Bridge. (Twenty feet is when they start...










