The Scottish influence on San Lorenzo Valley place names was nearing its end when Glen Arbor was founded as a residential subdivision in 1909.

I cannot remember seeing a green bell pepper until I was married and buying food for my own dinner table. Even then, those shiny, green, unfamiliar peppers never made their way to my grocery cart.

Baby rabbits and chicks are popular Easter gifts that often find their way into animal shelters and rescue groups when the novelty wears off.

A Sunday morning fire completely destroyed the interior of the Boulder Creek Brewery and Café, leaving a hollow shell of the once-popular meeting place.

In the days before Highway 9 and Highway 17, the most efficient way for Santa Cruz County residents to travel was by train. From the 1870s until the eve of World War II, railroad tracks snaked their way through the landscape of the Santa Cruz Mountains, with lines connecting Santa Cruz and San Jose, as well as traversing the San Lorenzo Valley.