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Scotts Valley has been moving on up in the retail and restaurant arena. With the opening of the shops at The Hangar, and the brand-new Target replacing K-Mart, the shopping opportunities in town are growing exponentially. Dining has always been plentiful, but the one...

We’re all dying to know what will replace the Kmart in Scotts Valley Square Shopping Center off Mount Hermon Road.  While the popular theory, “Target is going in,” would make for a much shorter article, the issue of replacing that business is much more complicated.  So complex, in fact, that the City Council of Scotts Valley has offered a hand.  Derek Timm, the Vice-Mayor of Scotts Valley, a licensed attorney, and owner of a brokered real estate company, was selected by his fellow Council members to help facilitate the process and was eager to dispel some runaway rumors. 

Up until mid-December, the Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District had seen just a single case of Covid-19 in its student body this school year. And before that, it had only recorded one other case during the entire pandemic. Now, the school system currently...

RTC to host Informational Community Session on bridge infrastructure Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is hosting an Informational Community Session on bridge infrastructure related to the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail (ZEPRT) project. Community members and interested stakeholders are invited to participate in...

Bill Smallman, a civil engineer and a member of the Lompico County Water District Board of Directors, has announced he will run to be the next representative of the 5th District on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.