Community

On Friday, April 14, the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating the movers and shakers of the city at its annual Community Awards Gala held at Brett Harte Hall at Roaring Camp Railroads from 5-10pm.  In addition to live music and a live...

Boulder Creek resident Lee Ross wanted a knife since he was 7 years old. His parents got him one after he turned 8. “I still have the stitch marks to show for it,” he says, wistfully, ruminating on the value of a good blade, following...

Michele Fauss was sitting in twilight on the deck of the Boulder Creek home serving as a temporary refuge for her family after a fallen tree took their Shady Lane house out of commission, when the phone rang. You could hear the relief in her...

From pirouettes to pliés, chaseé to echappé, Claire Clement and Grace Pullen know their ballet. The members of Agapé Dance Studio in Scotts Valley have been accepted into the prestigious Bolshoi Academy summer ballet intensive program for the summer of 2023, and both ballerinas...

Keidi Lewis, a Spanish and history teacher at Coast Redwood High School, part of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District’s dependent charter, describes the place she works as a best-kept secret she’d like the world to know about. That’s because the homeschool and independent...

It’s part drama, part comedy and part horror. It’s the feeling of being a voyeur of a family’s Thanksgiving celebration. And it’s the domino effect of life’s realities interfering with best-laid plans and familial relationships… It’s “The Humans,” and it’s worth seeing. The recipient of...

It was a sell-out crowd for the big Alfred Hitchcock Festival opener last weekend at the new performing arts center in Scotts Valley. The life-size bird replica on his left shoulder of one attendee was proof of just how engaged local residents were in the...

San Lorenzo Valley residents, rejoice! Our taste buds have been invited to dance with two new restaurants: Aroma in Ben Lomond and The Grove in Felton. Read on to learn more about each. Aroma presents local flare Chef Mario Ibarra is a well-known and beloved part...

In spite of the dreary weather, a beacon of light shone brightly at the Scotts Valley Senior Center on March 8.  The center was dressed in its best with the tantalizing aromas of the soup buffet wafting in the air, ready to surprise nonagenarian, Marlene...

Johanna McCormick has now been curator of the Thomas Gallery at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center for about a year. “I was the marketing director before that, because I’m a graphic designer and I got roped into the marketing,” McCormick said. “I did that...