Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency seeks well owner alternate for board
Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency (SMGWA) has announced a vacancy for a well owner alternate representative on its board of directors and is now accepting applications.
Established in 2017 to adhere to California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, SMGWA serves the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley...
Little People’s Repertory Theater presents new mash-up production
The community is invited to join the cast of Little People’s Repertory Theater (LPRT) on an epic journey across Little Earth as it presents “Snowdo White and the Fellowship of the Mirror,” an original rock musical by Janinne Chadwick.
This mash-up of beloved fairy tales...
Art, Wine & Beer Fest saved at ‘11th hour’ with help of new council member
Planning for the two-day Scotts Valley Art, Wine & Beer Festival, scheduled for Aug. 16-17, was about to be derailed when discussions between the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce and the City got back on track with the help of Councilmember Steve Clark, who...
Santa Cruz Derby Groms’ Gromshells aim for 9th consecutive roller derby championship
Santa Cruz Derby Groms’ Gromshells is an all-female junior roller derby team based out of Scotts Valley. In the past few years, this gritty team of rough-and-tumble athletes have proven their excellence many times over, and this year is shaping up to be no...
3rd annual Scotts Valley Hitchcock Festival endears despite hiccup
Merrylou White, a 70-year-old resident of the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Pleasure Point, had purchased a pass for all three days of this year’s Scotts Valley Alfred Hitchcock Festival, held this past weekend, March 14-16.
White grew up in Los Gatos, attending Los Gatos High...
’Twas a Boulder Creek musical Saturday
Live Oak resident Abigail Andromacha-Atha headed up into the mountains, arriving in Boulder Creek around 11am last Saturday.
She was there to sell her Andromacha Beadworks creations as part of a radio station fundraiser—one of two local concerts that brought in funds to support key...
Inaugural Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate celebration set for April 10
Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate (SCCPL), in partnership with Urban Word, are celebrating the inaugural cohort of five finalists for Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate (2024-25).
This free celebration will take place at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2...
Solo-vehicle crash into power pole on Highway 9 causes outage and closure
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...
News Briefs | Published June 28, 2024
FEMA reimburses Santa Cruz County nearly $18M for Covid-related expenditures
Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren helped secure federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to reimburse Santa Cruz County more than $17.7 million for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred as a...
Horse Sense Education and Advocacy Nonprofit aims to heal horses and help humans
Horse Sense Education and Advocacy Nonprofit (HSNP) presented its Diamond Heart fundraiser dinner at Scapazzi’s Italian Cuisine on Oct. 12.
Aimed at building connections and partnerships between horses and humans that empower and enrich lives, HSNP is a verified, 501(c)3 certified nonprofit based in Felton.
Over...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...