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November 4, 2026

Plain Talk about Food: Banoffee Pie is ‘Love Actually’

   Biting into this banoffee (ban- o- fee) pie is actually ‘falling in love’ all over again; this time it is with a banana concoction poured over a layer of caramel sauce in a graham cracker crust and topped with billowy whipped cream.  Soo delicious, that when biting into this pie for the first time, you moan with words such as yum, ahhh, oh my, or this is the most delicious pie I have ever eaten.  I promise you, from the guest who really doesn’t care for bananas to the ones who love bananas, they will ALL love this pie.

Felton pump track project breaks ground after years of joint effort

Blair Zehm
On April 23, a local man’s dream became a groundbreaking reality thanks to his determination and the support of area agencies focused on the great outdoors. In 2022, Blair Zehm of Felton, owner of Krawl Apparel, began advocating for a pump track to be installed...

SLV Graduate Leads the Way in Science and Research

In 2002, I was sitting at a table in the toddler room of the Children’s Center of San Lorenzo Valley at Highlands Park with a sweet and inquisitive toddler named Miranda Robinson. She had two plastic cups in front of her. While my own 2-year old was outside eating sand and pretending that plastic dinosaurs could talk, Miranda turned to me and said, “That cup is blue.” I nodded in agreement. “That cup is green,” she said. Again, I nodded. Then she said, “Those cups are similar.” And I knew from that very moment that Miranda wasn’t just another toddler. Even in her tiny OshKosh B'Gosh overalls, with blond curly hair kissing her miniature shoulders, she was bound for greatness.

The Mountain Gardener: Water your edibles to keep them healthy

April is a month of change in the garden.

Let’s go fishin’: Salmon season ends in Monterey Bay

The salmon season started out slow and ended with a bang for Monterey Bay anglers.

The Mountain Gardener: Change your own garden path

You can be led down the garden path, get off the beaten path, take the path less traveled. Everywhere are references to paths in literature and philosophy.

Road to recovery shorter through love, prayers

Road to recovery made shorter through love, prayers

Wine Lover: Wine makers invite locals to celebrate spring passport day

April Passport Day in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation is right around the corner. It will be one of the best days of the year to venture out and discover some of the wineries that are not usually open to the public.

The Mountain Gardener: How weather affects our lives

Weather shapes our lives.

Datebook (Jan. 23, 2015)

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Greg Wimp

Incumbent Greg Wimp and Monterey County transportation agency official Michael Zeller...

With 3,524 votes counted so far in the Scotts Valley City Council contest, the incumbent, Greg Wimp—the political body's newest member, was leading the...