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The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the Garden After Thanksgiving Day

November 28, 2025

Strictly Business | Wylder Space and Community-Centered Catering

TherapyWorks | Use Year-End Reflection to Strengthen Mental Health

Finance | Avoiding Appalling Fees for Sound Financial Advice

The Mountain Gardener | A Poem of Thanksgiving

Scotts Valley School Bell | Celebrating Successes and Embracing Growth

November 14, 2025

Hello Scotts Valley community! November brings shorter days and some much-needed rain, but our schools are in full swing with lots going on. Our Scotts...

Fitness | Stretch Away the Holiday Stress This Year

November 13, 2025

Holidays tend to be stressful and our body feels it. Physical tension often follows emotional stress, stiff muscles, headaches or even back pain. This...

The Mountain Gardener | Planting Season Begins for Bulbs in the Fall

November 13, 2025

I’ve never had the perfect growing conditions for bulbs. I don’t get enough sun in the spring when the bulb is storing energy after...

Mayor’s Message | End of an Era & New Beginnings for Scotts Valley

November 7, 2025

This month marks the end of an era in Scotts Valley. For as long as I can remember, the name Walpole has been synonymous...

Finance | Cost Cutting for Affordable Obamacare

November 7, 2025

“In the days of direct payment, a bill for a 4-day maternity and 4-day nursery stay, including $10 for the delivery room, was $52.50...

Plain Talk About Food | A Bushel and a Peck

November 6, 2025

“Oh, I love you, a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck…” —“Guys and Dolls,” circa...

The Mountain Gardener | Japanese Maples Shine Bright in the Fall

November 6, 2025

I’m starting to see the beginning of fall color on some trees. It’s an exciting time of year. My friend, Kate, in Bonny Doon...

Strictly Business | When Sound Becomes Medicine: A Journey Into Sound & Soul

October 31, 2025

Picture yourself lying back, eyes closed, as gentle vibrations ripple through the air. In that moment, you begin to feel your body soften, your...

The Mountain Gardener | Halloween Fun in the Garden This Season

October 30, 2025

This year I happen to have lots of fall blooming perennials. Just in time for Halloween, the ornamental sunflowers, golden coreopsis and black-eyed-Susan are...

Finance | Financial Freedom Evolves with Professional Advice

October 24, 2025

“The most radical thing that could happen is we’ll become a nation of financial literates. It’s within the realm of possibility.” —Don Phillips Financial freedom...

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The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the Garden After Thanksgiving Day

Strictly Business | Wylder Space and Community-Centered Catering

TherapyWorks | Use Year-End Reflection to Strengthen Mental Health

Finance | Avoiding Appalling Fees for Sound Financial Advice

The Mountain Gardener | A Poem of Thanksgiving

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News Briefs | Published Nov. 28, 2025

$1M funding boosts new clubhouse in Scotts Valley

Third man convicted for 2019 Atre murder in Santa Cruz Mountains

Scotts Valley Police share holiday safety tips to keep residents secure

News Briefs | Published Nov. 21, 2025