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Plain Talk About Food | A Fresh Beginning

January 15, 2026

Scotts Valley School Bell | Back to School in 2026

The Mountain Gardener | What’s New? Gardening Trends for 2026

The Mountain Gardener | The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year

Finance | Partnership and LLC Planning

Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas

December 31, 2025

I had my grocery list in hand while stuffing a bag full of string beans for our Christmas dinner last week at Safeway market....

The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026

December 23, 2025

Well, it’s happened again—we made it around the sun once more. As the calendar turns to a New Year, these are some of my...

Strictly Business | A Year-End Gratitude List of Women in Business

December 23, 2025

Perhaps you missed one of the articles this year that highlighted the collective power of women shaping the local business ecosystem. As this year winds...

Fitness | Healthy Habits Rather Than New Year’s Resolutions

December 23, 2025

Now is the time we all are thinking of changing a thing or two for 2026 to improve our lives. Many of us use...

The Mountain Gardener | ’Twas the Night Before Christmas 2025—A Poem for Gardeners

December 19, 2025

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon. The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...

Finance | Planning for the Price of Power

December 18, 2025

Hayek’s “Use of Knowledge in Society” illustrates the profound challenges that well-meaning but arrogant market planners have faced from widely dispersed market knowledge inadequately...

TherapyWorks | A Guide to Enjoying the Holidays Stress-Free

December 18, 2025

The holiday season may be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but it can also be a lot to manage. Between family expectations,...

Scotts Valley School Bell | Happy Holidays From Your Local Schools

December 12, 2025

I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving, and are enjoying this holiday season. Last week, Superintendent Krause and your full board attended the CSBA...

The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Traditions From the Garden and Home

December 12, 2025

Every year as I get down the Christmas decorations I think about past holidays with friends and family. Who was that well-fed baby in...

Letter to the Editor | Published Dec. 12, 2025

December 12, 2025

Relocate pickleball courts to better serve community I agree with David Jones’ letter of Dec. 5, 2025, and I want to add a suggestion. It...

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Plain Talk About Food | A Fresh Beginning

Scotts Valley School Bell | Back to School in 2026

The Mountain Gardener | What’s New? Gardening Trends for 2026

The Mountain Gardener | The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year

Finance | Partnership and LLC Planning

SOCIAL MEDIA

California State Parks to conduct pile burning at Big Basin, Henry...

One week of overnight traffic control on Highway 9 in Felton...

Award-winning country artist William Prince still feels like an underdog

News Briefs | Published Jan. 9, 2026

Scotts Valley Police Department receives $100K grant for traffic enforcement