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The Mountain Gardener | Finding Our Horticultural History

July 10, 2026

TherapyWorks | The Summer Slide Nobody Talks About

The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by This Year’s 4th of July

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes

Finance | Annuities for Costly Security

Fitness | Let’s Talk Cardio and Core

June 8, 2023

How often are you getting in cardio and core training? Let’s start off talking about cardio. When we think of cardio, what comes to...

The Mountain Gardener Celebrates 900 Columns

June 8, 2023

Well, it’s come to this—my 900th column. Starting way back in October of 2005, my first column appeared in the newly combined San Lorenzo...

Guest Column | Scotts Valley back then

June 2, 2023

One intersection with traffic lights. No high school. No movie theater. No transit center. One big shopping center. That was Scotts Valley when I...

Strictly Business | Embrace the Charm: Saturdays on the Deck

June 2, 2023

Vacations are meant to be filled with adventure, curiosity and pure enjoyment. We all have ideas of how to spend our holiday time, but...

Plain Talk About Food | There’s Something About Chickens

June 2, 2023

Growing up in the 1940s, every household in my family included a chicken coop in the backyard. And when families came together for holidays...

The Mountain Gardener | Gardening in the Real World

June 2, 2023

With our gardens coming to life at this time of year we are hopeful that each plant will achieve its full during this growing...

TherapyWorks | Importance of Workplace Wellness

May 26, 2023

June is Professional Wellness Month. The goal of Professional Wellness month is to shine a light on the important role the workplace plays in...

Guest Column | Scotts Valley Celebrates Public Works Week

May 26, 2023

National Public Works Week is from May 21 to 27, so let’s take a look at what Public Works does here in Scotts Valley....

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

May 26, 2023

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

May 19, 2023

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

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The Mountain Gardener | Finding Our Horticultural History

TherapyWorks | The Summer Slide Nobody Talks About

The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by This Year’s 4th of July

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes

Finance | Annuities for Costly Security

SOCIAL MEDIA

Big Basin rebuild plan approved by state

DUI driver sentenced in crash that injured Boulder Creek Pizza owner

Santa Cruz County earns state fire risk reduction designation

News Briefs | Published July 2, 2026

Duplex fire displaces residents in Scotts Valley