Healthy Living: Olympic hopefuls in Scotts Valley
Visit the lap pool at Active Sports, Scotts Valley (formerly Club One) on any given day and you will find a mishmash of water enthusiasts, ranging from lap swimmers, to water aerobics, and everything in between.
Falcons topple Cardinals in Homecoming victory
Led by a standout performance from junior quarterback Jake Lobo, the Scotts Valley High varsity football team came through on a damp and chilly November evening with a 27-12 Homecoming win over the visiting Santa Cruz High Cardinals.
Let’s Go Fishin’: Really big fish
Every fall, I try to make a few trips to Ano Nuevo Island — also known to mariners as New Years Island.
Santa Cruz Trains: Laurel, Frederick Hihn’s little mountain town
A hidden glen on the northern fringe of Santa Cruz County, noted today only by a road sign on Laurel Curve off Highway 17, hides a tiny hamlet that once helped rebuild San Francisco in 1906.
Plain Talk About Food: Buttermilk biscuits, my comfort food of choice
The word “comfort” became synonymous along with food in the last 10 years or so; “Comfort Food” it’s called.
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...
