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October 14, 2025

The Mountain Gardener | Attracting More Birds, Bees & Butterflies with Natives

It's always a breathtaking experience taking a walk at this time of year. You might see the cobalt blue flowers of ceanothus or a...

Guest Column | Progress on Regional Water Resource Collaboration

In Santa Cruz County there are seven separate water agencies that serve our community, each with different sources of water, customer demographics and infrastructure...

Plain Talk About Food | Jumping Frogs

“If the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing...

The Mountain Gardener | The Wonderful World of Wisteria

Wisteria are one of those vines that you either long for or lament ever having planted. They are all fragrant with a delicious sweet...

Fitness | Stop Comparing Body Types

Ever feel like you wish you had someone else’s body type? Is the body you want always just out of reach? Like no matter...

The Mountain Gardener | Filoli Gardens in May

What fun it must have been for the children raised in the 1900s at Filoli Estate. You can just imagine what a kid could...

Strictly Business | Lessons from Horses: The Power of Intention

As someone who has held management and leadership positions for most of my career, I was intrigued to learn more about how working with...

Plain Talk About Food | Soup/Salad and Let’s Talk

Having been raised by my elderly aunt who ran a boarding house for the workers at the nearby sawmill in the small town of...

The Mountain Gardener | Growing Vegetables in Containers, Small Spaces or Shade

I have been gardening for a very long time. But even now I feel I know just a little bit about a whole lot...

Guest Column | D.A.R.E. Empowers Students

Students face challenges beyond the pressure to succeed academically. Parents hear about many of these issues as their children move through middle school, high...

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Scotts Valley police promote pedestrian safety this month

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and Scotts Valley Police Department is urging drivers to exercise extra caution to protect pedestrians. According to the National...