58.5 F
Scotts Valley
May 13, 2025

Summer in New York comes alive in Cabrillo Stage’s rendition of award-winning musical ‘In the Heights’

Cabrillo Stage theater In the Heights
It’s summer in New York, and the still, sultry air is filled with the sounds of neighbors chatting, lovers laughing and the omnipresent beat of hip-hop music that permeates the neighborhood of Washington Heights. Families navigate the pressures of generational expectations and small business...

Scotts Valley City Council votes for $72,500 settlement after overpaying workers

City of Scotts Valley
Last Wednesday morning in a special meeting, Scotts Valley City Council voted unanimously to move forward with a settlement with workers after it was discovered the pretax contributions of some employees were mistakenly taxed. Staff said payout—related to overpayments caused by a payroll system update—likely...

TherapyWorks celebrates 5 years in Scotts Valley

TherapyWorks
Members of the local business community got together to help celebrate TherapyWorks’ five-year anniversary in Scotts Valley on June 27. Maaliea Wilbur, a licensed marriage and family therapist, started the business 15 years ago in Los Gatos, and has since opened offices in Scotts Valley...

Measles exposure reported in Santa Cruz County

Measles vaccine
Santa Cruz County Public Health was notified of an individual with confirmed measles who traveled to Santa Cruz County on July 1. The individual dined at Taqueria Los Pericos, located at 139 Water St. in Santa Cruz. Unvaccinated persons or those with unknown vaccination status...

‘Wine and Whinnies’ fundraiser set for this weekend

This weekend, Kissed by an Angel Wines is teaming up with Horse Sense Education and Advocacy and Make-A-Wish Foundation to raise money to enrich the lives of horses and people. A full 20% of the profits over the “Wine & Whinnies” weekender will go to...

Scotts Valley celebrates Independence Day 2024

Fourth of July is always a blast in Scotts Valley, and this year was no different. Before the main parade, the Skypark neighborhood held its own mini-parade. To kick the main shebang off, a flyover was organized by Said Karssli of Little Tampico. “He reached out...

Skypark community marks 4th of July with Kids Bike Parade in Scotts Valley

The Skypark community came out to celebrate the Fourth of July on a warm morning for the annual Independence Day Kids Bike Parade in Scotts Valley. Kids and bikes were led in the parade by Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole, who sat at the...

Valley Fastpitch’s 12U travel softball program paves the way for young athletes

Renegades
From trouncing the competition to giving back to the community, Valley Fastpitch, a local 12U travel softball program, is helping young athletes find their way home. Founder and Head Coach Jeri Kievlan saw the need for a feeder team to help girls 12 and under...

Scotts Valley, county agencies rally for Special Olympics

A series of public safety agencies recently carried the Special Olympics torch through Santa Cruz County en route to the Summer Games as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Shaun Saffen, a Santa Cruz resident who’s one of the athlete leaders for Special Olympics...

Solo-vehicle crash into power pole on Highway 9 causes outage and closure

crash
Traffic on state Highway 9, north of Boulder Creek, in Santa Cruz County, was reopened to one-way traffic on July 4 after the highway was briefly closed because of a traffic collision that set a power pole ablaze, causing a nearby power outage for...

SOCIAL MEDIA

2,479FansLike
6FollowersFollow
762FollowersFollow