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The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026

December 23, 2025

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

Fitness | Healthy Habits Rather Than New Year’s Resolutions

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

Finance | Planning for the Price of Power

Finance | Date the Rate but Marry the House

January 17, 2025

Bummer Bob gripes over dinner, where most financial decisions get solved: “We just can’t afford a gorgeous river house in Brookdale now. Thirty-year mortgages...

The Mountain Gardener | Houseplants — Good for You and Your Home

January 17, 2025

I look out my sliding glass doors and see tall redwoods and stately oaks, but on the inside I enjoy the green and sometimes...

Plain Talk About Food | Napkins, Then and Now

January 10, 2025

“Mae West has been on more laps than a napkin.” —Walter Winchel Yesterday, while ironing my umpteenth holiday napkin, I was remembering our “napkin box”...

Guest Viewpoint | Fighting Rumors with Transparency in SLVWD

January 10, 2025

Just before the holiday season, there was an opinion piece in the Press Banner about San Lorenzo Valley Water District (“Measure U’s Decisive Defeat:...

The Mountain Gardener | What’s Old is New Again: Gardening Trends for 2025

January 10, 2025

In the spirit of my annual New Year’s resolution to learn something new every day, I did some research on Calscape about adding butterfly...

Strictly Business | Leadership & Heart: Women’s Inner Strength Movement

January 2, 2025

Jennifer Young is a force of nature. She has an infectious wit and undeniable intelligence. Her love of working with details and structure and...

Guest Column | Difference Between Sympathy and Empathy

January 2, 2025

“Could a greater miracle take place than to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” —Henry Davis Thoreau That day in Boulder Creek was...

Fitness | Lifestyle Change vs. New Year’s Resolution

January 2, 2025

It’s the time of year when many of us create ambitious New Year’s resolutions and with good intentions to follow through. We reflect on...

The Mountain Gardener | The 2025 Pantone Color of the Year

January 2, 2025

Every year when the Pantone Color of the Year is announced, I write a column about all the great plants that echo that color....

Plain Talk About Food | A Little Box of Raisins

December 27, 2024

Reaching for a box of golden raisins for my persimmon puddings in Ben Lomond market the other day, I smiled, remembering the little box...

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The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026

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

Fitness | Healthy Habits Rather Than New Year’s Resolutions

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

Finance | Planning for the Price of Power

SOCIAL MEDIA

San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications

Santa Cruz County urges residents to take precautions ahead of storm

Felton’s new Ace Hardware to bring jobs and support for residents

Fatal crash on Highway 17 under investigation

California State Parks conducts pile burning in Santa Cruz Mountains