Welcome to Healdsburg

Healdsburg town partyHealdsburg is a town that loves to party. Whether it's lining the streets for a 4-H parade or showing up en masse for a town picture, you can count on us to bring some wine, lay down on our favorite blankets, and get down to some serious socializing. Any weekend is a good excuse to get out in a long time. For that matter, this picture by Roger Peters was from a weeknight concert in the plaza.

Healdsburg  Palette CafeThe plaza has been finished for awhile and the plantings are mellowed in, so you can lounge in some new spots, or take advantage of the seating at the newly re-opened Healdsburg Bar and Grill and watch the activities from across the street. A few steps down from the corner along Healdsburg Avenue you can duck into the Palette Art Cafe for some great coffee and tasty art. There's a nicely sheltered courtyard for meeting friends and taking a shopping break. You can stroll up Healdsburg Avenue to the new offices of Healdsburg Sotheby's International Realty at 409 Healdsburg Ave. We're two doors down from Costeaux French Bakery (reviews), next door to the Toad Hollow tasting room on one side with Dovetail Collection and their beautiful furniture and crafts on the other. It's a great neighborhood.

1895 Victorian for sale in HealdsburgSunday, May 4 is the 18th Annual Healdsburg Historic Homes Tour. It's a great chance to see homes that are almost never open to the public. You can pick up tickets the day of the tour starting at 12:45 pm. As a fringe benefit, you can also come by and see me holding an open house at 401 Matheson, an 1895 Victorian just waiting for a new owner. The Victorian has two duplexes and a studio at the back of the very deep lot. It's an interesting opportunity to purchase with friends as a TIC (tenant in common) ownership, live in the main house and rent the back units, or expand the main home and remove the excess units. It's worth a look if you like classic Victorians that still maintain much of their original charm.

I put together a little show about nine places around the Healdsburg plaza where you can grab some food. A few are a half block or so off the plaza, and there are many more I didn't have room to include.