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September 13, 2025

The Wine Lover: Labels give home wine a professional touch

The past couple of columns, I have focused on the theme of home winemaking and the best approaches for getting into the world of wine. Something I have been looking into for my own wine co-op is a label.

New Faces

- Georgia Clare Vega was born at 3:09 p.m. June 12, 2012 to Gabe and Monica Vega (Scruggs) of Boulder Creek. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center.

2015 Open Studios

The goal of the Open Studios Art Tour is to get artists and art fans together. All across Santa CruzCounty, artists open their studios and their supporters go on tour. The public visits the studios and meet the artists. The visitors get to see how the artist does his or her work and can buy art directly from the source.

Obstructive Sleep Issues Cause Health Disorders

Do you snore or know someone who snores?

Zayante Fire District faces uphill battle to recovery

While the storms that ravaged the San Lorenzo Valley caused millions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses, Zayante Fire Protection District’s Station One, located on East Zayante Road in Felton, was not spared. The drainage area that normally functions as a small, babbling...

Bay Federal Credit Union raises $21K for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Bay Federal Credit Union employees raised $16,420 during their annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals fundraiser. With the addition of a philanthropic match from CO-OP Financial Services of $5,000, Bay Federal presented the CMN Hospitals with a check totaling $21,420. Every year the seven Bay...

How our Christmas Customs Got Their Start

We all celebrate the holidays in different ways. Each family has their own traditions and warm memories from years gone by. Some of us celebrate Christmas, some Hanukkah, some Kwanzaa. Many of our traditional Christmas customs originate from Winter Solstice celebrations. The plants associated with each are an important part of tradition and symbolism.

Money: Recapping the tax changes of 2010

When the famous Greek philosopher Heraclitus constructed his doctrine of change being central to the universe, with the thesis that “nothing endures but change,” he might have been peering into the future, witnessing the state of our tax and legislative system in the U.S., circa 2010.

County digs deeper into medical marijuana cultivation rules

Santa Cruz County leads the medical marijuana industry to ensure the best results for everyone.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...