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The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden

July 31, 2026

Strictly Business | When Fire Insurance Feels Impossible, Mike Boffy Finds A Way

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Celebrates Our 60th Birthday!

Plain Talk About Food | Bagels and Lox—Oy Vey!

The Mountain Gardener | How Flowers Adapt to a Changing Climate

Finance | Death and Taxes in the Santa Cruz Mountains

March 29, 2024

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” —Benjamin Franklin Death and taxes misshape the legacies we mold with...

TherapyWorks | The Link Between Sleep and Mental Health

March 28, 2024

In our fast-paced world, productivity often takes precedence, meaning sleep is often undervalued. However, sleep has a huge impact on our overall well-being and...

The Mountain Gardener | Bees in the Garden

March 28, 2024

You can hear them a long way before you see them. I’m talking about the hundreds of honey bees feasting on the nectar of...

Plain Talk About Food | Easter’s Good Witch

March 21, 2024

“Easter is the only time when it's perfectly safe to put all of your eggs in one basket.” —Evan Esar, an American Humorist Of all the...

The Mountain Gardener | Time Well Spent in the Garden

March 21, 2024

I’m so proud of myself. I write about all the important things to do in the early spring garden but often I don’t get...

Finance | The ABCs of American Taxes

March 14, 2024

Some Santa Cruz Mountain residents have taxes so simple they fit on form 1040 alone—wages and pensions—and they don’t need an alphabet to complicate...

Fitness | How Stretching Can Change Your Day

March 14, 2024

How’s your stretching game? Think of how your body feels waking up each morning. Now, try bending down. Are you able to pick things...

The Mountain Gardener | Celebrate Spring Equinox and St. Patrick’s Day in the Garden

March 14, 2024

Everywhere I look, it’s green—forest green, apple green, olive green, fern green, sage green, chartreuse green. Even all those showy flowering trees blooming now...

Mayor’s Message | The Bucket List—Revised

March 8, 2024

When you have kids who live in L.A., you find a way to visit that city on a regular basis. And when you add...

Plain Talk About Food | Happiness is Prime Rib of Beef

March 7, 2024

“Laughter is brightest where food is best.” —Irish Proverb I love cooking for people, especially when the guests are people I have never met, or...

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The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden

Strictly Business | When Fire Insurance Feels Impossible, Mike Boffy Finds A Way

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Celebrates Our 60th Birthday!

Plain Talk About Food | Bagels and Lox—Oy Vey!

The Mountain Gardener | How Flowers Adapt to a Changing Climate

SOCIAL MEDIA

Felton Fire assessment wins voter approval

News Briefs | Published July 31, 2026

Damians Ladder highlights community impact in annual report

News Briefs | Published July 24, 2026

Highway 9 near Boulder Creek to close overnight Monday for bridge...