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December 21, 2025

The Mountain Gardener | Screen the Neighbors with Low Water Use Plants

We all enjoy privacy around our homes. Even if you’re best friends with your neighbor, you don’t always want to wave at them each...

Guest Column | Scotts Valley Rebuilding City Services

The Fiscal Year 2023-24 City of Scotts Valley budget includes cautious revenue assumptions as we continue to face inflation and economic uncertainty. The last...

Plain Talk About Food | Haloke, a Gift From the Creator

My Uncle Eli, having been born in Stavanger, Norway, had fishing in his blood, so to speak, and for as long as I knew...

The Mountain Gardener | Watering: Making Every Drop Count

File this under the heading “Be careful what you wish for.” The Dog Days of Summer aren’t even here yet, but the thermometer is...

TherapyWorks | Social Wellness Is Essential for Our Well-Being

July is Social Wellness Month. Social wellness is all about fostering positive connections, not just with family and friends, but also with our communities,...

Letters to the Editor | Published July 14, 2023

Thank you 4th of July sponsors and supporters We want to thank the community for supporting the City of Scotts Valley’s 4th of July Parade...

Fitness | Summer Backyard Workouts

When you think of working out, what comes to mind? Going to a gym perhaps? Which is a common thought right, but going to...

The Mountain Gardener | Finding the Fragrant Magic of the Santa Cruz Mountains

Summer has arrived, finally. Seems like it took long enough to get here, but I’m enjoying the warmer weather. The sun is shining, the...

McPherson: Input Needed on County’s Housing Element

Santa Cruz County recently received some unsettling, although not surprising, news that we are the most expensive rental housing market in the United States. In...

LETTER: Make Federal Protection for Voting Rights a Priority

Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the gutting of the Voting Rights Act by SCOTUS. The Shelby County Decision opened the floodgates to...

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Felton’s new Ace Hardware to bring jobs and support for residents

When the Rite Aid in Felton went dark in August of this year, it left more than an empty building behind. For many residents,...