Mountain Charlie Challenge pedals to success
An estimated 225 riders descended on Scotts Valley last Saturday for the 12thannual Mountain Charlie Challenge.
Let’s go fishing: Fall fishing at New Years Island
With fall comes less wind and boaters head up the coast to New Years Island. This time of year the ocean is at its calmest and heading up the coast to less traveled locations can bring a day of new sights and great fishing.
IOOF SLV softball standings
The summer season of the IOOF San Lorenzo Valley softball league is well under way, with games at Highlands Park, 8500 Highway 9, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Here are the standings through the first three weeks of the season:
The Mountain Gardener: Native plants blooming in the parks
Taking a walk is always a breathtaking experience at this time of year. Witness the cobalt blue flowers nearly covering a ceanothus, or a stand of Dicentra formosa, with pink, bell-shaped flowers backlit in the spring sunlight. These are just two of our local native plants. Everywhere you look, nature is beginning the season fresh with anticipation and promise.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
