The Wine Lover: Many factors influence when to pick wine grapes
When to pick your grapes is an extremely important question and with harvest season right around the corner it’s something that wine makers will soon be asking. It’s a decision they must make every harvest because it will in part determine what kind of wine they are trying to craft. They must take into consideration Brix, weather, tannins, ripeness and much more.
It’s the Law: ‘Granny units’ cause headaches for landlords, tenants in Santa Cruz County
My last couple of columns were on the sometimes uneasy relationship between landlords and tenants.
SLV runners battle flu to make state meet
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion San Lorenzo Valley boys cross country team fought through a flu bug that struck the team last week to qualify for the state championship meet.
Around Town: Off their game
In Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League's first ever lacrosse playoffs, the San Lorenzo Valley High team suffered a 14-0 loss to Aptos High in the semifinal round.
Valley poets earn kudos
The Scotts Valley Arts Commission has announced the winners of its annual poetry contest, Verses in the Valley.
Here’s to the musicians who make the bar scene happen
Any music fan will tell you the value of having a bar — or several — in the community. Besides being generally safe, vibrant places to meet and socialize, they are often the only places where one can see live popular music.
Fire sweeps through Bethany cafeteria
A three-alarm fire gutted most of the Bethany University cafeteria building Tuesday night, June 16.
Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...