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September 16, 2025

Everything Isn’t Cancelled—Creating a Summer Bucket List

We are in a “new normal'' this summer. Understand that it is okay to feel a sense of loss around the change and the loss of normal life and life events: The “new normal” we are navigating means things we looked forward to during the summer months may have to be postponed or canceled. Graduation looked different, the wedding you’ve dreamt of your whole life will have to be different or postponed. Children are coping with the loss of summer camps and birthday parties while also missing friends from school.

The Mountain Gardener: The garden of our dreams vs. The real world

With our gardens coming to life at this time of year, we are hopeful that each plant will achieve its full potential during this growing season. But that doesn’t always turn out to be the case and sometimes it’s hard to figure out what exactly is the problem.

Club Roundup (March 27, 2015)

Kiwanis of the Valleys

‘Sweeney Todd’ comes to life at Cabrillo Stage

Sweeney Todd
If love is best served hot, and revenge best served cold, then murder must be best served warm, doused in shaving cream and wrapped in a barber’s cape—or at least, that’s what Sweeney Todd would no doubt have you believe. Known as “The Demon Barber...

The Wine Lover: Labels give home wine a professional touch

The past couple of columns, I have focused on the theme of home winemaking and the best approaches for getting into the world of wine. Something I have been looking into for my own wine co-op is a label.

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected], or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

Scotts Valley announces 4th of July Parade, road closures

City of Scotts Valley will celebrate Independence Day with its annual Fourth of July Parade on Scotts Valley Drive, scheduled from 11am-1pm, featuring decorated floats, vehicles, Scouts Color Guard and a flyover. This year, the parade route has been extended to offer more viewing opportunities,...

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

October means bluegrass music and train fun at Roaring Camp

Take a landmark in the San Lorenzo Valley like Roaring Camp Railroads, add some beer, bluegrass music, Thomas the Train and fabulous fall fun, and you’ve got a month to remember in Felton. This weekend, sounds of the fourth annual Brewgrass Festival will fill the...

Datebook January 24-31

Supervisor McPherson- SV Joint Community Meeting

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...