The Mountain Gardener: Celebrating May in the Garden
May is the month for you if you make a note when your favorite plant starts to bloom. May is the month for you if you count the number of hummingbirds at the feeder everyday. May is the month for you if you’ve been waiting for the soil to warm enough to plant melons, peppers, and winter squash.
It is still a wonderful life
From November 7th to 21st, Cabrillo TheatreArts will present the world premiere of a Kaufman and Perri musical, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The contemporary version of the classic Christmas tale still asks the question, “Who can know the hearts we touch and the lives we change?”
Thinking Strategically About Our Future
This spring, Scotts Valley City Council held public workshops to discuss the City’s long-standing strategic goals. City Manager Mali LaGoe led the Council through a series of questions and discussion topics to update and prioritize staff’s focus to achieve the listed goals. Metrics were...
Nature Friendly: A rainforest in the valley
“It’s a rainforest!” Judy Hill’s eyes grew larger, and she could not stop smiling.
Datebook
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New Scotts Valley fire chief launches bid for new station
On Wednesday morning, a Scotts Valley Fire District crew headed out on a medical call. Inside the Erba Lane station, which was missing some of its exterior façade, as firefighters carry out a repair project to fix winter storm damage, the new fire chief...
Wine Lover: Dreaming of a sweet Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, I thought sweet wines would be an excellent topic for a mid-December column. There are many different types of sweet wines out there. Some of the more common are port, sherry, Sauterne, late-harvest zinfandel and ice wine.
Let’s Go Fishin’: San Lorenzo steelhead wait for more rain
The San Lorenzo River opened to steelhead fishing Dec. 1 with low flows and very little interest from anglers. The flows are less than 50 cubic feet per second, but with more storms on the horizon, new fish will enter the river soon.
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...