New Scottish Festival comes to Ben Lomond on Saturday
On Saturday, Oct. 4, the redwoods of Ben Lomond will ring with the sound of bagpipes as the community comes together for the town’s first-ever Scottish Day Festival.
Hosted by the Ben Lomond Village Alliance (BLVA), this free event celebrates the town’s Scottish roots with...
Roaring Camp debuts first-ever lighted redwoods night walk
A first-ever lighted stroll beneath giant old-growth redwoods is now on the list of things to do at Roaring Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
In addition to the lengthy list of events, such as their Father’s Day Barbecue, Mother’s Day Brunch, the Moonlight Dinner...
Scotts Valley vice mayor bows out for move to Texas
For the first time in years, Scotts Valley City Council no longer has two members with last names that are just a letter apart.
Mayor Derek Timm won’t have to worry about people mixing-up his surname in political contexts anymore, given that Vice Mayor Allan...
Scotts Valley first responders attend ‘Cookies for Courage’
Scotts Valley officers and firefighters attended Holy Cross School’s “Cookies for Courage” event honoring first responders in Santa Cruz County on Sept. 11.
The annual event was started by a Holy Cross student right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Santa Cruz school has...
San Lorenzo Valley Museum exhibit reflects on romanticized past
San Lorenzo Valley Museum presents “Telling Stories of Mexican California: Real Life & Myth Making,” opening Sept. 21 at its Faye G. Belardi Memorial Gallery in Felton, on view through Nov. 16.
This exhibition highlights the true stories of California’s Mexican period (1822-1846), contrasting them...
Mountain Community Theater’s ‘Addams Family’ brings kooky, spooky charm to stage
The Addams Family is known for being creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky, but the cast and crew of Mountain Community Theater (MCT) are bringing another well-deserved adjective to the list: talented.
Under the direction of Daria Troxell, MCT is launching their fall musical production with...
Santa Cruz artist highlights nature-inspired works in Ben Lomond
Bela Ravikumar has earned a reputation as a stellar and well-followed artist in Santa Cruz County, but her latest show at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center in Ben Lomond is the cherry on top for this prolific painter.
Ravikumar enjoys capturing the natural beauty...
Community leaders to share updates at Scotts Valley State of the City
Scotts Valley Senior Life Association has announced the ninth annual Scotts Valley Mayor’s State of the City event, a cornerstone tradition designed to foster transparency, inform the public and encourage civic engagement.
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the doors of Scotts Valley’s Community Performing Arts Center,...
San Lorenzo Valley Museum names Peralta as 2025 artist-in-residence
Local artist Ulises Peralta has been named the San Lorenzo Valley Museum’s 2025 artist-in-residence.
Peralta is a Oaxacan printmaker from Venice, Calif., whose practice centers on cultural memory, community resistance and the reclamation of suppressed histories.
His formal artistic journey began at Santa Monica Community College,...
Felton Fire hosts free Touch-a-Truck event Sunday
School is back in session, but if parents are looking for another fun and educational way for kids to connect with their hometown heroes, Felton Fire Protection District has just the (free) ticket.
On Sunday, Sept. 14, from 11am-4pm, Felton’s finest will be holding a...
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...
