Humble Sea Tavern Opens in Felton
If there was any question as to whether residents of the San Lorenzo Valley were ready to relax a bit after two years of a deadly pandemic, one need only look to the crowd outside of Felton’s newest eatery, Humble Sea Tavern.
Since opening its...
Dealing with pressures of debris flows
This is the second entry in a multi-part series about debris flows. Last week’s article related how Boulder Creek Fire Department (BCFD) Fire Chief Mark Bingham worked with local agencies to determine the potential for debris flows in his district, and built a dedicated...
Ben Lomond Health Clinic Opens Next Month
Santa Cruz Community Health (SCCH) has announced the opening of a new health clinic in Ben Lomond. The two-bed clinic, slated to open on Jan. 24, will provide a bevy of health care services on a sliding scale, including Covid testing and vaccines.
While this...
Scotts Valley senior ballet dancer goes professional
Juliette McLaughlin has been pirouetting her way through life since the age of 6. The Scotts Valley teen and Harbor High School senior has been dancing with Santa Cruz Ballet for 12 years, and she’s ready to take her next big assemblé into professional...
New Book Dives Into Big Basin’s History
Before the CZU August Lightning Complex fires decimated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, visitors who canvassed the trails and camped beneath the redwoods saw different things: towering trees; various and beautiful flora and fauna; abundant wildlife, babbling brooks and starry skies. But when Traci...
Game on: Scotts Valley blanks St. Francis in first county football game of pandemic
By Juan Reyes, Staff Reporter
The Scotts Valley High football team on March 11 shut out St. Francis High, 12-0, at Santa Cruz High School in the county’s first football game of the 2021 pandemic-impacted season.
Scotts Valley coach Louie Walters, who had previously retired at...
Scotts Valley Water District asks customers to limit use
SCOTTS VALLEY—The Scotts Valley Water District (SVWD) has declared a Stage 2 Water Shortage and is offering customers rebates and other incentives to use water efficiently this summer.
Rainfall totals in the Scotts Valley area this year are less than half of normal, and last...
Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Kain holds off challenger to repeat as SCCAL champ
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League boys cross country championships have traditionally produced epic finishes.
This year’s meet on March 26 was no different.
Scotts Valley High junior Jeremy Kain and Aptos High senior Ben Laughlin made last week’s race another one to remember as they...
Overbilling Claims Against SVWD Rise After Article of Initial Error
A man who says he was overcharged thousands of dollars by the Scotts Valley Water District didn’t get a payout after pleading his case in front of its board, last week.
But Jim Chelossi learned his prediction had come true—several other customers now say they,...
Felton Feed picks up the pieces after car smashes into storefront
Chantal Vaughan was at work as a manager at Felton Feed & Pet Supply on May 23 when her world was shaken—figuratively and literally—by a driver who lost control of his car and careened into the front of her store, leaving shattered glass and...
Community encouraged to take Santa Cruz County Strategic Plan survey
The County of Santa Cruz is asking residents to help shape the future by filling out a short survey that will guide the County’s...
