Matt Villano
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Healdsburg, CA, United States
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A small business is blooming out of Rise Gardens
The two-year-old company has created one of the most popular indoor, in-home garden products in the United States. → Read More
Here’s how to fight germs wherever you go
Whether you’re traveling or social distancing at home, you can minimize exposure and stay healthy. → Read More
As coronavirus spreads, these travelers are adjusting vacation plans
Here’s how some families are deciding whether to stay or go. → Read More
Cyclist Ted King's guide to Healdsburg
With ribbons of concrete tracing rolling hills and meandering valleys and weaving along the breathtaking coast, Sonoma County is a diverse playground for bicycle enthusiasts. For former professional cyclist Ted King, it’s the best of the best — his favorite place in the country to ride. → Read More
Young winemakers learn the craft at Healdsburg farm
The property is one of the largest college farms in the country, according to the American Association of Community Colleges. It also is one of the most diverse field-teaching labs in the country — a place where students study to become grape growers, winemakers, farmers, park rangers and pest-control specialists. → Read More
Icehotel Celebrates 30th Anniversary With New Designs for This Winter
Artists from 34 different countries are preparing to create the sculptures and rooms made exclusively from snow and ice for Sweden’s famed Icehotel in 2019. → Read More
Why Las Vegas Is a Great Place to Go With Kids. Seriously.
Our writer, a Las Vegas expert, has looked at the city from nearly every angle: This time, it’s through the eyes of his three young daughters. His conclusion? When done right, traveling with children to Vegas doesn’t have to be a gamble. → Read More
Why You Should Go to Napa Valley This Summer
This season, take a new cooking class, attend outdoor concert series, drink world-class wine, and much more in this renowned wine region. → Read More
One Day, One Place: The best of Yosemite Valley
From John Muir to Ansel Adams, the Yosemite Valley has captivated Californians for centuries. Today, exploring it means waterfall hikes, history, and a cocktail inspired by the world’s greatest wall of granite. → Read More
Next wave in commuting: pedaling the Oakland Estuary
Oakland and Alameda have given approval for a Mill Valley company to rent water bikes so commuters can ride across the Oakland Estuary, starting this summer. Now the company has its sights set on San Francisco. → Read More
Napa's Oakville Grocery gets a gourmet update
Flamboyant winery owner Jean-Charles Boisset bought the historic Oakville Grocery, north of Napa, which has operated as a market since the late 1800s. → Read More
What's up with the fairy doors all around Healdsburg?
For more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! Sign up here. Healdsburg is known for great wine and top-notch restaurants. Some, however, hold the city in high regard for another reason: its resident fairies. No one ever has seen the fairies, mind you. But the doors to their homes are all over town — literally. Sometime in 2017, local business owners started… → Read More
6 funky wine tours in Healdsburg
For more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! Sign up here. Sometimes the best way to experience an unfamiliar part of Wine Country is to let local experts lead the way. In Healdsburg, where some of the best wineries are far off the beaten path, this strategy almost always leads to exhilarating discoveries. The area is home to a handful of different tour… → Read More
Healdsburg's SoMa neighborhood is open for business
For more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! Sign up here. Bay Area visitors driving up to Healdsburg for a long weekend used to be greeted by a dangerous five-way intersection with maddeningly long traffic lights and crosswalks that were impossible to navigate. But after a two-year development project, the area south of Healdsburg Plaza has been refit with a… → Read More
Hotels' newest helpers: Robot room service
For more stories like this, check out The Chronicle’s weekly Travel newsletter! Sign up here. Room service at Healdsburg’s Hotel Trio just got a reboot. Midnight snacks and calls for extra towel are no longer handled by flesh-and-blood hotel staffers; they’re delivered by a 4-foot-tall robot that looks like a roving Diaper Genie and chirps like R2D2. The robot, named Rosé (like the wine),… → Read More
This U.S. Wine Region Is a Surprisingly Good Place for Cocktail Lovers
Don’t care for pinot noir? Or just want to break up visits to a tasting room during a trip to the most renowned wine region in the United States? Check out these five cool cocktail bars (plus, one distillery!) across Napa Valley. → Read More
This Might Be the Most Epic Zipline Experience Ever
A 2,200-foot zipline brings you closer to Niagara Falls than you’ve ever been. → Read More
How to Get a Haleakala Sunrise Reservation
The National Park Service has launched a reservation system for visiting the tourist attraction of a sunrise viewing at Mount Haleakala. → Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Winetasting in Napa Valley
Planning a trip to Napa Valley? This ultimate guide to wine gives the scoop on tasting room etiquette, which tasting rooms wine lovers should visit, and how to get the most of your wine country visit. → Read More
A New Arts District Is Transforming Napa
Napa's Rail Arts District is improving the view along the railroad tracks, bringing in local and international artists to brighten the city with their work. → Read More