Scotts Valley resident wins conservation award
Laurie Pina, a Montevalle mobile-home park resident, uses 50 percent less water than the average person in Scotts Valley. The 55-year-old conservationist does all her outdoor watering by hand, uses mulch to keep the soil moist, and has replaced most of her landscape with drought-tolerant plants.
Town Center developer pulls out, new one steps in
The Scotts Valley City Council unanimously voted to enter 150-day agreement with a new developer to move forward with plans for the city’s much anticipated Town Center.
SV tech company settles with Microsoft for $200 million
Computer giant Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $200 million to Scotts Valley technology company VirnetX Holding Corp. in a settlement outside of court.
Highway 9 near Felton to close
Highway 9 between Felton and Santa Cruz will be completely closed from the beginning of June until early October while Caltrans crews rebuild a section of the narrow mountain roadway.
Tour of California rolls through Bonny Doon on Tuesday
Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and the rest of the professional cyclists racing the annual Amgen Tour of California will ride through Bonny Doon and into Santa Cruz for a finish at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Tuesday afternoon.
Scotts Valley is Spin City
Three hundred cyclists, both pros and amateurs, raced a 1-mile loop down Scotts Valley Drive and onto El Pueblo Road and Carbonero Way today for the inaugural Scotts Valley Grand Prix.
Taking hold in tough times
Economic times might seem dismal, but that hasn’t stopped a handful of Scotts Valley businesses from successfully opening up shop.
Summer is time to remember pool safety
Robert Erwin, owner of Aloha Pool and Spa, spent two afternoons this week teaching swim lesson participants and their parents about the latest in pool safety at Siltanen Family Swim Center, while also signing them up for a free CPR class.
Secret gardens no longer
Twelve Bonny Doon homes will open their gardens to show colorful flowers, hedges, vegetable patches, groundcovers, ponds, fruit trees and more in a beautiful display of springtime handiwork next weekend.
Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...
California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
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