Community preschool celebrates new year with open house
A longtime destination for early childhood education in the Highlands Park in Ben Lomond has new owners and a new lease on life in the wake of a July 1, 2013 acquisition by the nonprofit Community Bridges.
National Night Out Tuesday in Valley communities
San Lorenzo Valley residents will have a chance to meet neighbors and law-enforcement officers face-to-face to talk about issues in their town on Tuesday night.
Fast-food chicken restaurant closes in SV
Scotts Valley’s one-stop-shop for all things chicken, closed last week amid little fanfare. Kentucky Fried Chicken on Mount Hermon Road removed its signs and locked its doors early last week. A “For Lease” sign is displayed in front of the store along Mount Hermon Road.
Water supply pipeline to be relocated under Graham Hill Road
Santa Cruz Water Department has announced that it will relocate 3.7 miles of the Newell Creek Pipeline out of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and under Graham Hill Road to ensure continued reliability of the critical water supply pipeline.
Construction will begin in spring 2025...
Makers Market wraps up successful inaugural season in Felton
Sunday, Aug. 17 marked the third installment of the 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Makers Market, concluding the first year of what the organizers hope will become an annual marketplace for local artists and craftmakers.
CZU survivors camp out in Henry Cowell
After losing their homes in the destructive CZU August Lightning Complex fires, many survivors have camped out and found refuge in Henry Cowell State Park.
“We’ve had quite a big surge due to the CZU Fire Complex,” Visitor Service Aid, Zach Lemke, said. “At least...
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund.
Dauksa is a...
