Art and wine festival returns next weekend
Art, wine and beer tasting, fine eats and good conversation will all surely part of the 14th annual Scotts Valley Art and Wine Festival.
‘Summer band’ releases first album tonight
This week’s warm weather is good news for The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men, the self-described “summer band” whose self-titled debut album is set to release Friday, June 17, with a concert at Don Quixote’s International Music Hall in Felton.
Brookdale Lodge welcomes new James Dean mural
As the historic Brookdale Lodge gets ready to reopen later this year, a new art installation by local famed muralist John Cerney is taking shape.
Stay healthy – Pork product recall
On December 22, 2015 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said that Bellisio Foods, Inc. recalled approximately 285,264 pounds of boneless pork rib shaped patty frozen entrée products that may be adulterated with extraneous materials.
Another Hash Oil Lab burns
A house on Bonita Drive in Aptos caught on fire and the homeowner; Antonio Gallindo-Perches was severely injured and was transferred to the hospital to undergo treatment. Four dogs were present in the residence and one of them died from burn injuries. This past Friday, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating a Butane Hash Oil Lab discovered after Aptos La Selva Fire personnel responded to the house fire. Deputies discovered indoor marijuana cultivation along with the materials used to process marijuana into hash oil.
City voters pass sales tax in landslide
Voters in Scotts Valley overwhelmingly voted Tuesday, Nov. 5 to approve Measure U, a temporary sales tax meant to preserve city services against the backdrop of a bleak budgetary crisis.
Back to School Preview: San Lorenzo Valley schools
The following is the final installment of the Press-Banner's two-week Back to School preview. This week, we will highlight the schools located in the San Lorenzo Valley.
Scotts Valley boot camp springs up
By all rights, Jim Chelossi, a former U.S. Marine and inventor of the ubiquitous coffee-cup sleeve, could be quietly retired. Instead, he’s preparing a band of local young people to answer the demands of drill instructors, all on his own dime.
KION shutters news department without warning
KION TV abruptly shut down its news department this week after 56 years on the air.
According to Managing Editor and Anchor Jeanette Bent, the...