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The other day I visited three local nurseries to see what’s new in their bare root edible selection. In addition to the classics, I found a ton of new varieties for containers and smaller home gardens.  Now is the time to add ornamentals and edibles...

Scotts Valley Council members recently got a look at the City’s response to the Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report that was highly critical of the municipality’s failure to build its fair share of housing over the years, contributing to California’s severe housing...

Coming this holiday season, Scotts Valley Performing Arts (SVPA) invites the community to attend the musical production of “A Year with Frog and Toad.” A hit on Broadway, “A Year with Frog and Toad” was nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Based on...

The County of Santa Cruz has received an $8 million grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 47 Grant Program to enhance mental health, substance use disorder and diversion services for individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Under the...

Adam and David Moss share more than just a last name. The 41-year-old identical twin musicians share a love for music and song-writing that was imbued in them from childhood. Now, the multi-coastal duo (Adam lives in Los Angeles, while David calls Miami home) have...

Last Christmas, the Ziniak family left their home in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, and headed on a fun trip across the Carpathian Mountains. When the Russian invasion of their country began in February, Vasyl stayed behind while his wife fled to Poland—and then to the San Lorenzo...

There’s been a lot going on at Scotts Valley Unified School District this year, what with Scotts Valley Middle School’s growing band, the Scotts Valley High School production of “Rumors,” and the ongoing planning for the May 4 Multicultural Fair. During the December board meeting,...

Santa Cruz Public Library (SCPL) recently partnered with Scotts Valley High School (SVHS) for a two-day library card drive. A total of 534 high school students renewed or received new library cards over the course of the drive in March. SCPL librarians and SVHS staff...

Elwin Haddix is 80 years old and “still ridin’” his 1997 Harley Heritage Springer. He’d been planning a three-day, 1,000-mile trip for nine people. “We used to do more, but we’re getting old,” he said. But first, he had to make a stop at the Santa...

Benjamin Franklin, during the late 17th century, coined the phrase, “A watched pot never boils.” I am sure each of us has uttered that phrase at least once in our lifetime. I know I have, more than once this last month during our, let’s...