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From April 22-May 3, Bay Area Pizza Week puts the spotlight on the craft, creativity and sheer pleasure of great pizza across the region. Building on the success of North Bay Pizza Week, Santa Cruz Pizza Week and Silicon Valley Pizza Week in 2025, the...

In small towns, certain places become more than just buildings. They become gathering spots for life’s biggest moments, and for Melissa Lanctot, the Santa Cruz Moose Lodge is one of those places. “I grew up right across the river,” she said. “My family has always...

At Scotts Valley High School, the stage is blooming in sweet and sinister ways as the theater department presents its production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” Behind the campy comedy and larger-than-life characters is a team of über-dedicated students who’ve spent their spring break preparing...

The 4th annual Spring Thing sidewalk sale, hosted by Valley Churches United Missions, returns Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, from 10am-5pm at its headquarters in Ben Lomond. Since its inception, the event has grown into a vibrant, treasure-filled fundraiser that directly supports...

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta joined local officials in Scotts Valley on April 1 to announce $682,000 in federal funding for a public safety communications upgrade for the city’s police department. Panetta appeared alongside Mayor Donna Lind, Police Chief Jayson Rutherford, Chamber of Commerce President Victor...

The steady hum of cars along Highway 9 is a constant in the San Lorenzo Valley. It carries commuters, connects small mountain towns and draws visitors into Boulder Creek’s redwood-lined downtown. But for many residents, that same roadway has long felt as dangerous as...

The 4.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the San Lorenzo Valley, early Thursday morning, a little under a mile southeast of Boulder Creek, brought 24-year-old Ben Lomond resident Sherlyn Alvarez’s mind back to the disastrous 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, where she used to live....

Thanks to a better-than-feared budget picture, the City of Scotts Valley was able to portion-out $45,000 in funding to local nonprofits on March 18. While the elected officials had earmarked $5,000 for autism certification grants, only the local UPS Store had opted to tap into...

In the coming days, area children will get to put all their eggs in one very large basket as local community organizations host a variety of egg hunts. The Valley Women’s Club of San Lorenzo Valley invites families from across Santa Cruz County to a...

A team of volunteers came together to restore the AAA field and dugouts at Siltanen Park in Scotts Valley just in time for the opening of the baseball season this year, and the father who spearheaded the drive has been thrust into the spotlight. But...