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The Mountain Gardener | All About Ceanothus

June 5, 2026

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Giving ‘Mmm, Mmm Good’

Finance | Social Security in Your Financial Plan

The Mountain Gardener | Butterflies Galore

Strictly Business | Behind the Scenes of Saving Animals

Plain Talk About Food | Another Basket of Bao, Please!

April 7, 2023

To appease clientele dining in a restaurant while waiting for their food to be served, a basket of bread or rolls along with a...

The Mountain Gardener | Forest Bathing in the Santa Cruz Mountains

April 7, 2023

Most of us around here either live in a forest or near one. We are no strangers to nature as some city dwellers might...

Guest Column | Town Hall to Discuss Storm Response and Recovery

April 3, 2023

Severe storms that have pelted Santa Cruz County for the last three months have caused a great deal of damage to public and private...

Guest Column | Take Me Home, Scotts Valley

March 31, 2023

Why is everyone talking about housing? Housing is too expensive and there are not enough homes. Many Scotts Valley workers cannot afford to live...

Guest Column | All About the Rosie I Know

March 31, 2023

I received a phone call just at sunset from my friend Rosemary “Rosie” Chalmers two weeks ago. Usually Rosie is in bed at that...

The Mountain Gardener | Trees and Shrubs: Spring Survivors

March 31, 2023

Nature is amazing. No matter how heavy the rain or gusty the wind, flowering trees and shrubs haven’t missed putting on their much-awaited spring...

TherapyWorks | Food Plays Important Role in Mental Health

March 24, 2023

They say you are what you eat, and what we eat plays an important role in our mental health—everything from how we sleep, to...

Plain Talk About Food | Bacon In My Chowder?

March 24, 2023

It was cold and raining (when hasn’t it been?) as I stepped from my warm car in front of Stagnaro’s Fish Market on the...

The Mountain Gardener | Is Spring Really Here?

March 24, 2023

Spring IS here, at least according to the calendar. Weather Underground has predicted rain or the chance of rain for many of the remaining...

The Mountain Gardener | Green Flowers & Foliage in the Garden

March 17, 2023

Wearing something green on St. Patrick’s Day has been a tradition since emigrants, particularly in the United States, transformed the holiday into a largely...

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The Mountain Gardener | All About Ceanothus

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Giving ‘Mmm, Mmm Good’

Finance | Social Security in Your Financial Plan

The Mountain Gardener | Butterflies Galore

Strictly Business | Behind the Scenes of Saving Animals

SOCIAL MEDIA

Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in Highway 9 crash near Sempervirens Point

Summer of soccer kicks off in Santa Cruz County

News Briefs | Published June 5, 2026

Emergency utility repairs continue on Highway 9 in Felton

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