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The Mountain Gardener | Gardening During the Dog Days

August 14, 2026

Plain Talk About Food | I Wish I Was 18 Again

Letter to the Editor | Published Aug. 14, 2026

Scotts Valley School Bell | Back to School!

The Mountain Gardener | Add the Colors of a Sunset to Your Garden

The Mountain Gardener | Finding Our Horticultural History

July 10, 2026

I used to live in Bonny Doon where a huge Tasmanian Tree Fern grew without care on the “lower forty.” It was over 50...

Letters to the Editor | Published July 10, 2026

July 10, 2026

Protect Felton Emergency Services I live near downtown Felton and 24 years ago, while pregnant, I experienced a medical emergency early in the morning. My...

TherapyWorks | The Summer Slide Nobody Talks About

July 9, 2026

We hear a lot about the academic summer slide—the learning loss that can happen when kids are out of school for months at a...

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

July 2, 2026

I don’t grow corn in my small, shady garden, so I’m not sure how tall they’d be by now if I planted on May...

Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes

July 1, 2026

Nothing piques my interest more than the roadside vegetable stands on Highway 1 while driving from Watsonville through Moss Landing and eventually diving through...

Finance | Annuities for Costly Security

July 1, 2026

“The more you read, the more you’ll know. The more you know, the more you can earn.” —Dr. Seuss. About those Annuities Investopedia speaks of investments...

The Mountain Gardener | Watering the Right Way

June 26, 2026

Think like a plant. The weather might be cool one day, really hot the next day. And your plants are growing like mad in...

Strictly Business | The Firefighter Octopus of Good Times

June 26, 2026

We often hear that multitasking is impossible. Experts tell us our brains are not wired to do several things at once. Then you meet...

Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Street Repairs and Construction News

June 25, 2026

Having addressed the frequent questions about development, with the help of Public Works Director Rodolfo Onchi, I will attempt to address the second most-asked...

Fitness | Why Strength Training Matters for All Ages

June 25, 2026

Strength training is not just for bodybuilders. Weight training is necessary for all ages whether the age is 7, 30 or 80 years old....

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The Mountain Gardener | Gardening During the Dog Days

Plain Talk About Food | I Wish I Was 18 Again

Letter to the Editor | Published Aug. 14, 2026

Scotts Valley School Bell | Back to School!

The Mountain Gardener | Add the Colors of a Sunset to Your Garden

SOCIAL MEDIA

Dead body found near Zayante area

Santa Cruz County voters to decide half-cent sales tax in November

Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe announces resignation

News Briefs | Published Aug. 7, 2026

Scotts Valley police launch school safety enforcement