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We had a great turnout for our second annual Multicultural Fair, held at Skypark in Scotts Valley. I have so much gratitude for the entire community showing up and celebrating the rich diversity of our county with us. Despite the rain, we distributed over 500...

Combine a touch of the macabre, plenty of belly laughs and some profoundly moving moments, and you’ve got the recipe for the perfect dark comedy play. Mountain Community Theater (MCT) proudly presents “The Viewing Room” by Mark Edward Smith, directed by Peter Gelblum. The production...

From participating in varsity cheer to starting a book club to competing in cross country, San Lorenzo Valley High School’s valedictorians and salutatorians have spent their high school years getting things done—even remote learning during Covid, forced evacuations due to the CZU Fire and...

A hundred years ago, things were different: More than 95% of all births took place at home. Sugar was .04 cents per pound, coffee was .15 cents per pound and eggs were .14 cents per dozen. The population of Las Vegas was 30, and...

As part of National Library Week, April 23-29, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited the Felton Branch Library and Felton Discovery Park to promote local libraries, spotlight State Park Passes and Get Out and Explore kits, and read a book from her Summer...

Mo L’Esperance got her start into food service at a pizza place in Southern California. “I got hired as a cashier,” she recalled. “Within two weeks I was in the back cooking, because it was more fun.” And after stints “back-of-house” in San Francisco, along the...

Jordan Lipaz has lived in Santa Cruz County for more than a decade and recently set up an office and recording studio in Scotts Valley. He started out producing events and makeshift gatherings for small crowds alongside a “rotating cast of characters,” at homes, open...

From lovable Dory in “Finding Nemo” to the straight-shooting Sam in “Atypical,” the demand to see neurodivergent characters reflected in plays, movies and television has hit peak interest, and the cast of Cabrillo Theatre Arts’ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”...

The day the big bomb cyclone came through the San Lorenzo Valley, Valley Churches United’s building in Ben Lomond became a hub of activity. A previous client who was living in a rental unit, for example, showed up seeking shelter after her home was severely...

Spring is an opportune time for students in the performing arts to share their talents, and both Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley high schools got in on the act as they traveled afar to strut their stuff in national competitions. *** Members of the Scotts...