Felton parade right around the corner
It’s almost time for valley residents to fly American flags and don patriotic colors to march in the 21st annual Memorial Day weekend Felton Remembers Parade and visit the Covered Bridge Festival.
Expect 30-minute delays on Highway 236 next week
Caltrans announced today that one-way traffic control with flaggers will be in place on Highway 236 in Boulder Creek two miles north of Highway 9 to Jameson Creek Road early next week.
Cal Fire moves into Bonny Doon
With little fanfare — even though some was attempted — the Santa Cruz County Fire Department has established its first paid engine company in Bonny Doon.
Business Notes: Lamborghinis galore in SLV
Owners of several dozen of the world’s most expensive luxury automobiles stopped at the Tyrolean Inn in Ben Lomond for lunch during a Santa Cruz Mountains wine-tasting tour Saturday, May 9.
Seagate to lay off another 1,100
Scotts Valley-based Seagate Technology announced Wednesday that it will lay off approximately 1,100 members of its global workforce as part of a restructuring for the hard-disk manufacturer.
Eshoo telephone town hall meeting tonight
Representative Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., will be hosting a telephone town hall meeting tonight, Tues. May 12 at 7 p.m.
Press-Banner embraces Twitter
Joining more than 10 million others, the Press-Banner is now tweeting.
Owens trains citizens in preparedness
Fire engineer Nick Owens stepped up when many other Scotts Valley firefighters didn’t, taking on leadership of a program to train citizens to help their families and neighbors in a major disaster.
Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week
The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...