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Plain Talk About Food | Weeping for a Stranger

May 15, 2026

The Mountain Gardener | What Can Your Soil Do For You?

Scotts Valley School Bell | Turning the Pages

Finance | Wartime Financial Planning

The Mountain Gardener | Dogwoods in the Garden

Scotts Valley Storytellers Speak

August 27, 2021

Who doesn't like a good story? The brief history of storytelling takes us from primitive dance to digital narration. Human storytelling has been passed down...

Battling invasive plants and diseases

August 23, 2021

I have a nice Improved Meyer Lemon tree where I live. Because of water restrictions by the Big Basin Water Company, it doesn’t get...

Fragrance in the garden

August 13, 2021

A couple of years ago I bought a dwarf butterfly bush and planted it in a pot near my entry. It’s one of the...

Think Local First

August 3, 2021

Last year challenged us, not just globally and nationally, but, especially, locally. We know what happened here with the businesses shutting down and stay-at-home...

The dog days of summer are here

July 30, 2021

They’re called the dog days of summer. You know, those sultry days with the hottest summer temperatures. The name “dog star” comes from the...

How plants survive through the heat

July 23, 2021

What happens to a plant when the thermometer tops 100 degrees? Planning for more hot weather this summer is a requirement for a successful...

Getting out of your comfort zone

July 23, 2021

Let’s get out of our comfort zone when training. Many of us associate training as a chore or we need motivation to workout. Many...

Eggplant parmesan, please

June 25, 2021

Eggplant, that beautiful egg-shaped, purple and glossy fruit we order in a restaurant under the name of Eggplant Parmesan, so often comes to us...

Summer pruning for beauty & health

June 25, 2021

Everything in the garden is full and lush in June. Your Japanese maple might be getting a little too full for your taste-outgrowing its...

Let’s party like it’s 1776! A look at Fourth of July parades

June 18, 2021

In the movie Independence Day, we heard “….We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going...

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Plain Talk About Food | Weeping for a Stranger

The Mountain Gardener | What Can Your Soil Do For You?

Scotts Valley School Bell | Turning the Pages

Finance | Wartime Financial Planning

The Mountain Gardener | Dogwoods in the Garden

SOCIAL MEDIA

Johnson wins dismissal of attempted human trafficking charges, DA refiles

State Parks plans prescribed burns in Henry Cowell Redwoods sandhills

Scotts Valley Council hears from new police chief

News Briefs | Published May 8, 2026

Graham Hill Road repaving to begin Monday