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...
Chalkboard, Fancy Healdsburg Restaurant, Closes Abruptly
Chalkboard, one of Healdsburg's best-known fancy restaurants, closed abruptly late last month. It was on the ground floor of Hotel Les Mars, located on North Street next to Little Saint. Chalkboard's windows are now covered in brown paper. "Our final day of service was...
Recap: Point Fire in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley
It's been almost two weeks since the Point Fire broke out near Lake Sonoma on Father's Day. It was by far our biggest local wildfire since the Walbridge Fire in the same area nearly four years ago.
On June 16 and 17, forebodingly early in...
La Pizza in Healdsburg Says Lease Is Uncertain
We've got an update on those freaky rumors swirling about the possible closure of the old-school La Pizza restaurant across from McDonald's at the south end of town. A reporter from the Press Democrat got a hold of both the restaurant's owner, Chhouk "Lilly"...
Chicken Pot Pies Save Cloverdale Drive-In?
A former "food runner" for SingleThread on North Street, Healdsburg's fanciest and most decorated restaurant, is now running an increasingly popular chicken pot pie operation up at a "historic drive-in on Cloverdale’s main drag," the Press Democrat reports. Nicole Hinchliffe and her husband, who...
Healdsburg High School Fires Head Football Coach
If you thought the recent 49ers coaching shuffle was dramatic, wait until you hear what's going down at Healdsburg High School. The school's head football coach, Randy Parmeter, has reportedly been fired after just one season. Although it was a rough season, with nine...
2024 Lineup for Healdsburg ‘Tuesdays in the Plaza’
The lineup was just announced for Tuesdays in the Plaza, a warm-weather public ceremony for almost four decades now. And just like for the FFA parade, you'd better get your chairs out there early. Christian Kallen, news editor of the Healdsburg Tribune, described the...
Tiny Healdsburg Music Venue Attracting Big Names in Music
Sonoma Magazine is calling the upstairs music venue at the Little Saint vegan restaurant on North Street "the most interesting music club in the Bay Area." The magazine writes: "As the restaurant continues to garner accolades for its plant-based cuisine, the second floor gathering...
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...
Healdsburg Jazz Festival: 2024 Tickets & Lineup
The 26th annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival is coming up in June! It's even featured as a line item on the Edge Esmeralda village calendar — so nabbing seats for these shows is likely going to be even more competitive than usual. Members of the Healdsburg...
Sports
Greyhounds Hand Vikings Back-to-Back Loses
Hopes are always high at the beginning of a baseball season, and when they are rewarded by a five-game winning streak midway through league play, hopes can soar. That’s the position the Healdsburg High varsity baseball team is in this week, having won 5 in a row and looking for more...