Wine Lover: Get to know Santa Cruz region wine districts
Every major wine region in the world has subdistricts that help define where grapes are planted and what styles of wine you can expect to find.
Talk about Money: Whether to invest in a nuclear future
Every time I drive past the signs at Santa Cruz’s borders declaring the city to be a “nuclear-free zone,” I think about the mistakes we’ve made regarding energy and wonder if we’ll do better in the future.
Nature Friendly: A rainforest in the valley
“It’s a rainforest!” Judy Hill’s eyes grew larger, and she could not stop smiling.
To Your Health: Be good to your brain
Throughout the general media, much is being said these days about improving and maintaining good health. Most of this information tends to emphasize our physical health, such as preventing conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, etc. There is much less information, though it is equally important, about keeping our brains healthy, especially as we age.
Nature Friendly: A summer reading list
Summer afternoons in the Arkansas delta are endless. After a lunch that might include collard greens and hot-water cornbread, townspeople traditionally stave off the heat and humidity by taking a nap.
Let’s Go Fishing: Fish and Game decides on inland salmon season
After a delay in the decision-making process, the California Department of Fish and Game Commission reached a conclusion for the 2010 recreational salmon season in the Sacramento River watershed.
Mountain Gardener: Turn old junk into garden treasures
What really makes a garden? For one, it might be the comfortable reading chair tucked under a shade tree in the back of the garden. For another, it’s a cutting garden or vegetable garden that puts a smile on the face of its creator. But for many, a garden isn't a garden until it gets that personal touch.
Scotts Valley crime rates rise in some categories, but remain low...
In a sleepy town like Scotts Valley, it’s par for the course that year-to-year crime percentages swing wildly.
If no robberies happen one year, and...