The Mountain Gardener: An adventure in Wildflower Country
Being that it’s nearly spring, I decided to check on the progress of this year’s wildflowers. I figured the back of a motorcycle was a good way to get up close and personal with the backroads of our rolling hills.
Valley Neighbors: Blind Pilot Jewelers reflects on 40-plus years in SLV
Blind Pilot Jewelers is one of the oldest retailers in the San Lorenzo Valley. Its history stretches back to the early 1970s, when Sheila De Lany and her husband, Jerry, opened a small jewelry store in the downstairs of a Felton cafe.
The Mountain Gardener: Plant secrets you can use from Fox Island
A year or so ago, I planted a special kind of Japanese maple in my sister’s landscape. I traveled up to her house recently to celebrate our birthdays — which are only two days apart — and to check on the maple’s progress.
Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement
Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend.
The enforcement...
