After several years of planning, the $2.7 million Graham Hill Road improvement project is set to begin at the end of the month.

As of this week, the Hilton Scotts Valley-Santa Cruz has new owners and a new hospitality management company.

If you’ve graduated high school and regularly use what you learned in math and science classes in your everyday life, local teacher, tutor and author Ryan Teves has a question for you.

A celebration of life will be planned in Oregon at a later date for Audra La Verne (Blackwell) Hogel, a former Bonny Doon resident, who died in Oregon after a 15-month battle with cancer. She was 77.

The renovation of Garrahan Park in Boulder Creek has revitalized a recreation space for youngsters and adults. The recent completion of construction made it an obvious choice for reporters Joe Shreve and Nathan Beck to set out to acquaint themselves and readers with the new park — and maybe get in a little “it’s a beautiful day” playtime, too.