Let’s Go Fishing: A tour off Baja is a fishing trip to remember
It is not often you get an invite to fish your way down the Baja coastline aboard a sport fishing yacht.
Making your garden ‘sustainable’
We all want to do the right thing for the environment by reducing our carbon footprint and becoming good stewards of the land. So we should build our landscapes with green products and incorporate sustainable practices in the garden.
Olympic hopefuls take the pitch
The 2012 summer Olympics in London gives many of us a chance to watch sports we don’t typically follow, which for me, includes gymnastics, track and field, and swimming.
Cougars and Falcons wrap up golfing season
Scotts Valley High freshman Colton Marshall led the valley golfers at the Santa Cruz County Athletic League finals at Pasatiempo Golf Course on Tuesday, May 3. Marshall shot a 97 on the 18 hole course and finished No. 6 overall behind Harbor Highs Matt Imel, who shot a 7-over-par 77 on the day to win the SCCAL title.
The Mountain Gardener: Yosemite: Fire, water, renewal
I spent my holiday in a most remarkable place. I drove through miles of the Stanislaus National Forest devastated by the Rim Fire, the third largest wildfire in California history.
Ben Lomond dog grooming salon opens next month
When Ben Lomond-bred Erica Costella noticed the marijuana shopkeepers vacating their space next to Henry’s Automotive and Masood’s Liquor & Deli recently, she sprang into action.
“They just closed down and got their stuff out one day,” she said. “I saw they were moving all...
Useful info for you about toxic holiday plants
I have a cat named Archer. He’s a little too vocal sometimes but thankfully, he doesn’t chew on plants. If he did or if small children were about during the holidays I’d be sure to put some of my holiday plants out of their...
SLVUSD Board Vacancy
Mr. George Wylie, Trustee of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, delivered his resignation letter to the County Office of Education and SLVUSD effective, July 1, 2020.
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...