Influential landscape painter, Healdsburg figure, Wade Hoefer dies
The colors of olives, moss, dry reeds, pillowy clouds, brown earth, slack water, dusty sunsets and dark amber fields are also colors of Healdsburg, where they are prominently displayed in the paintings of artist Wade Hoefer in local galleries, restaurants, private residences and hotel lobbies. His distinctive large canvases are people-less landscapes that are an unmistakable part of Healdsburg’s aesthetics, a wine country palette of his own dominion now shared in perpetuity with his adopted hometown. Hoefer died just over a week ago on Aug. 11 at a local hospital. He was 72.
Farm to Pantry goes fashion forward with Gapelii partnership
Being able to collect nutritious food while wearing a t-shirt that is both comfortable and trendy is a win-win for Farm to Pantry. Gapelii Brand, a Sonoma County Black-owned luxury brand, was co-founded by Andrew Akufo in 2019 and features clothing and accessories. Through his work, he met Kelly Conrad, development director from Farm to Pantry. Conrad reached out to Akufo to collaborate and provide T-shirts for volunteers that could feature Gapelii Brand’s style and promote the organization.
2 Healdsburg Juveniles Arrested With Loaded Firearm
On Tuesday, April 18, at about 3:40pm, Healdsburg Police responded to a call regarding suspicious individuals wearing hoodies with blue bandanas covering their faces on the 400 block of Grove Street.
Healdsburg Police had responded to an incident the day before at a nearby apartment...
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...
16-year-old boy arrested for months-long vandalism streak
On Monday, Nov. 11, Sebastopol Police were called for a report of vandalism. The suspect had tagged the letters “PEAK” and “KKS” in a public bathroom. The tags were unique in both style and content.
Two schools get summer facelift
The line of redwoods that created a corridor from the main entrance, Prince Avenue, to the colorfully muraled Smith Robinson Gym is now gone. One of the dozen trees toppled over in a recent windstorm—no one was hurt and there was no damage, but it made all the more clear the importance of dealing with the hazard.
