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The hottest new haunt in the San Lorenzo Valley at the moment is not exactly new. The way the deer gazes out over the space illuminated by bulbs covered by hipster light fixtures, as customers wearing coats and toques sip milky-orange craft beers is...

The Downtown Felton Association is welcoming people from around the region to the 2nd Annual Downtown Felton Spring Sidewalk Sale & Open House Saturday. Christy Shults, the director of the organization, said the event, which runs from noon to 6pm, is a continuation of programming...

On Tuesday, at its regularly scheduled meeting, the Scotts Valley Unified School District lauded the accomplishments of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people throughout history and encouraged schools to recognize October as LGBTQ+ History Month. Resolution 22-007, which was approved unanimously, noted in...

San Lorenzo Way Bridge closes for preparation work San Lorenzo Way Bridge will be closed to all traffic from Sept. 15 through Oct. 9 while crews remove trees and prepare for the bridge’s eventual replacement. The bridge, located at the intersection of Highway 9 and San...

San Lorenzo Valley Museum launches ‘FaceTime’ portrait exhibition San Lorenzo Valley Museum opened its new portrait exhibit, “FaceTime,” on June 20 at the Grace Episcopal Gallery in Boulder Creek. Running through Nov. 30, the exhibit showcases artwork and photographs of local residents spanning a century,...

The birds are trilling from the dense evergreens. Reggae music wafts from a Bluetooth speaker hanging on a fence behind the San Lorenzo Valley High School football field. Just beyond, a greenhouse is home to innovative studies giving students a leg up in an...

Santa Cruz County is seeing a decline in its cannabis industry, with tax revenues falling far short of projections for the 2021-22 fiscal year. County officials say that current revenues of $1.68 million are lagging behind projections by more than $1 million, and by $1.6...

An 18-year-old man who participated in the 2019 kidnapping, robbery and murder of tech executive and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre was convicted Wednesday for his role in the crime. Prosecutors say Kaleb Charters dropped three accomplices off in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz,...

Scotts Valley threw its weight behind a proposal for a 100% affordable housing project for 4444 Scotts Valley Drive, at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting Sept. 4. The developer, San Diego-based CRP Affordable Housing & Community Development, needed this early-stage sign-off in order to...

The man charged with contacting minors for sexual purposes he met while working for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County (BGCSCC) in Scotts Valley pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on Aug. 18. Ciriaco Johnson, 24,...