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For 26 years, the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County has presented the Open Studios Art Tour, generating about $1 million in sales per year for upward of 300 county artists and nurturing the creativity the region is known for.

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of Sunset magazine’s declaration of Boulder Creek as one of 20 ultimate fantasy towns in its February 2012 edition, Boulder Creek writer Charise Olson has written about the history of the “absurdly rural” valley town.

If it’s up to him, Sgt. Jim Ross will start each day walking through one of the towns in his new stomping grounds, the San Lorenzo Valley.

For the seventh year in a row, Music at Skypark, aka MASP, the local summer event to raise money for ScottsValley schools music education program was a huge success! The business people of the community were exceptionally generous. On Wednesday, November 11th, Kiwanis of the Valley hosted a thank you dinner and gave out recognition plaques.

*Updated at 6:59pm Dec. 14, 2024 At least five people were injured in Scotts Valley's first-ever tornado on record, authorities said. Capt. Jayson Rutherford, of the Scotts Valley Police Department, said six cars were overturned and another 10 or so were damaged by the twister. "Looking at...

Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is seeking community input through an online survey on its Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment and Priorities Report (CAVA) project. The RTC, the County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development and Infrastructure and the Santa Cruz County Office...

A Caltrans project to resurface and widen the shoulders of Highway 17 in Santa CruzCounty was to begin on Monday, January 4, weather permitting. When the rain passes, Caltrans will need to reschedule their start date. In the meantime, their projected schedule is as follows:

The end of the month seemed to approach faster than usual for Shirli McLaughlin. The 76-year-old Felton resident, a longtime Ben Lomond shopkeeper, was told her current rental was being sold. “It’s an important word, ‘home’—don’t you think?” she asked rhetorically, May 27. “That, and...