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Gardening is a tricky thing up here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Alice Schweizer, manager of Redwood Nursery in Scotts Valley, has happy childhood memories of running through orchards and working in the vegetable garden with her mother.

The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University, an online nonprofit university with a student population of 22,000 across the country. Areas of study include K-12 education, information technology, business, and health professions.

The United States of America is the ultimate melting pot of cultures, and the City of Scotts Valley is no exception. Just like other towns across the country, Scotts Valley endeavors to celebrate its diversity, and the third annual Multicultural Fair being held at Skypark...

Scotts Valley High School students surprised first and third graders at Brook Knoll Elementary with hand-made 3-D Monster art projects on Tuesday.

The Press-Banner’s own Suellene Petersen received the proclamation honoring Amateur Radio week at Capitola City Hall on June 25.

San Lorenzo Valley Schools enter a new school year with all recent construction projects completed – a new performing arts center, new library, improvements to its athletic facilities – but the year that begins with “Cougar Day” August 19, followed by the start of classes Aug. 22 will have a few wrinkles.