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The Mountain Gardener | The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year

January 2, 2026

Finance | Partnership and LLC Planning

Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas

The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026

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

Plain Talk About Food | Oh Them Apples!

October 12, 2023

It was many years ago…I believe it would have been in late September, when Sister Agnes Marie corralled me, telling me to put on...

The Mountain Gardener | Japanese Maples in the Fall

October 12, 2023

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...

Guest Column | New Police Officers Join Scotts Valley

October 5, 2023

Scotts Valley works hard to maintain a full complement of community-oriented police officers. This article introduces recently hired Police Officers Seavana Patzke and Vitani...

Fitness | Fitness Helps Seasonal Depression

October 5, 2023

It’s that time again: The days get shorter with daylight savings, and poor weather conditions start to arrive. This is where seasonal affective disorder takes...

The Mountain Gardener | Plant News You Can Use

October 5, 2023

A recent article in the New York Times caught my eye: Hot weather cherries, drought resistant melons and six other crops that are being...

Plain Talk About Food | The ‘Mysterious’ Lentil

September 29, 2023

Having been raised by an order of nuns from France, eating lentils was as commonplace as eating potatoes for me, both as a child...

The Mountain Gardener | Plant Combinations That Inspire

September 29, 2023

You know it when you see it. That combination of plants that cry out “we get along.” Because it’s fall already after a way-too-short...

Guest Column | My Cardboard Box

September 22, 2023

The Next-Door Neighborhood website, daily, has someone asking for cardboard moving boxes or having used moving boxes to give away. I smile reading those...

TherapyWorks | The Importances of Suicide Prevention and Awareness

September 22, 2023

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were almost 50,000 suicide deaths in the...

The Mountain Gardener | How to Improve Your Garden

September 22, 2023

The cry for help came from a new homeowner. She loves her lovely new home but feels everything in the garden is in the...

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The Mountain Gardener | The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year

Finance | Partnership and LLC Planning

Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas

The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026

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

SOCIAL MEDIA

News Briefs | Published Jan. 2, 2026

Santa Cruz County Public Health receives grants for traffic safety programs

Driver arrested at Scotts Valley DUI checkpoint

San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications

Santa Cruz County urges residents to take precautions ahead of storm