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U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, in collaboration with the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, recently convened a community roundtable on the expansion of broadband and cellular service in Boulder Creek. This was the second such dialogue Panetta has hosted with local leaders and residents as he works...

Celebrate Piano Ensemble (CPE) will be bringing music to the masses in a collaborative, family-friendly event on Sunday, Feb. 16, at Peace United Church of Christ in Santa Cruz. The concert is an opportunity for people to hear finely matched grand pianos in one of...

The Santa Cruz Mountains have cultural and artistic wonders tucked away in corners up and down its range. Some of those pleasures come out to play during Open Studios, art and wine festivals, First Fridays and other community based events. In the musical sector, the...

San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Theatre Department presents “The Comedy of Terrible Errors,” written by Don Zolidis, this October. This comedy, based on William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” is directed by San Lorenzo Valley seniors Mary Calden and Marcus Spracklen and is presented Oct....

During a report at the April 3 Council meeting, Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe announced the California Department of Housing and Community Development had certified its Housing Element—on its first try. LaGoe said the City had received the good news about its residential development...

The air in Ben Lomond will soon be filled with warmth and holiday spirit as the mountain community comes together for a brand-new tradition: an annual Holiday Tree Lighting Party. On Sunday, Dec. 1, from 4-7pm, the Ben Lomond Fire Department will host this...

Just in time for the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend, California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks have announced that access to Big Basin Redwoods State Park will increase this summer with the addition of a free pilot shuttle program, a...

Valley Churches United awarded four recipients of the 2023 Angel of the Year Award at its recent 40th Anniversary Ruby Gala. Each Angel Award recipient has been either volunteering or supporting Valley Churches in a variety of ways over the years. “They have been huge champions...

Scotts Valley’s Makenna Damhorst has taken a tumble or two in her life, and the star athlete is planning to put her gymnastic prowess to use as she joins the University of Pennsylvania (U Penn) Division 1 Gymnastics Team this fall. Damhorst was originally considered...

Pro-Palestinian activists assembled outside the secretive Lockheed Martin compound in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Nov. 10, the day after a similar demonstration had blocked the entrance to the University of California Santa Cruz campus. The contingent was much smaller than the massive mobilizations in support...