Off Hours: ‘All jacked up’ about protecting oceans
Except for a hot shower two or three times a month, I think water is probably at its best when frozen into small cubes and dropped into a glass or blender when making one’s adult beverage of choice.
The Mountain Gardener: Time to add punch to your edible garden
It seems like I’m always reading a gardening magazine or online blog or Googling some horticultural-related topic. There is so much useful information out there.
Invasion of the giant squid
Like a horror show picture, giant squid seem to be invading the coast. From Fort Bragg to Monterey, giant Humboldt squid have shown up in massive numbers.
The importance of blind wine tasting
It’s difficult to grasp how difficult wine tasting can be until you begin to practice it.
New Year’s resolutions for gardeners
It’s that time of year to make New Year’s resolutions, or at least consider some lofty goals for 2010.
Your Health: Start new year with healthy resolutions
As we prepare to leave the old year behind and greet the New Year, I would like to propose the following health-related resolutions:
Off Hours: Privacy protection not easy to come by in digital world
I had to call on my friend, Dave The Destroyer, the other day. In spite of up-to-date antivirus protection for my computer, a Trojan horse slipped through.
The Mountain Gardener: A gardener’s 12 days of Christmas
Here is a Christmas carol medley written especially for readers here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Dear Santa…
The Press Banner invited local residents to share their letters to Santa. Here is a sampling.
Rising golf star hosts junior charity tournament this weekend at Pasatiempo
In 2023, then-13-year-old Lucius Niesen from Scotts Valley was on fire on the links. Having taken first place in the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s...