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When KBCZ 89.3 FM first signed on in 2015, few could have predicted the impact a small community radio station would have on the San Lorenzo Valley. What began as an ambitious idea from a handful of determined residents has grown into one of...

When Scotts Valley celebrates its 60th birthday this August, the festivities will include music, cake, vintage cars, hiking, history and even a business scavenger hunt. But beneath the weeklong celebration lies a story that began not with a party, but with ordinary residents who...

On paper, the numbers are staggering. Thirty-four consecutive victories over two seasons. More than 4,200 points scored. A trip to the Junior Roller Derby Association Championships in Chicago. One of the nation’s most dominant junior roller derby teams. But ask the young women of the...

A full overnight closure of Highway 9 near Boulder Creek has been rescheduled for Monday, July 27, to allow crews more time to prepare bridge girders for installation, according to Caltrans. The closure, which had originally been planned for the night of Thursday, July 23,...

San Lorenzo Valley Museum will host its annual Golden Jubilee Fundraising Dinner and Auction on Aug. 8 at Scopazzi’s Restaurant and Lounge in Boulder Creek, with this year’s event marking the 50th anniversary of the San Lorenzo Valley Historical Society as a nonprofit organization. The evening...

Recent street resurfacing around Scotts Valley—renovations taken on before the roadways totally devolved into pothole chaos—is in line with what former mayor Randy Johnson called “Pavement 101” back when he was on City Council. The idea is that a dollar spent up front in proactive...

At 14 years old, most teenagers are thinking about how to spend their summer break, hanging out with friends or preparing for eighth grade. Scotts Valley’s own Kyle Schottgen is preparing to represent the United States on the world stage thanks to the training...

It was a pitched battle—deciding whether or not to allow a storage facility at the site of mid-century office buildings along Bethany Drive in Scotts Valley. It included criticism, during an Oct. 2, 2024, City Council hearing, from a school board official and a child...

‘Jurassic’ musical opens in Ben Lomond Little People’s Repertory Theatre will present “Jurassic Jungle Book: A Three-Hour Tour,” an original rock musical by Jannine Chadwick, July 15-26 at Park Hall in Ben Lomond. Directed by Daria E. Troxell with music and vocal direction by Gabe House,...

Imagine a hearty serving of jambalaya. The ingredients are tasty morsels on their own: tomatoes, ham, shrimp, chicken, chorizo, rice and onion. Combine those things, though, and you’re presented with a meal that is spicy, satisfying and fulfilling. That comparison is the best way to...