Your Health: Acute sinusitis: A painful inflammation
Sinuses are air pockets found in the bones of the skull. There are seven sinuses which are located on both sides of the nose, in between the eyes, and one deep behind the nose. Their true function is not well understood, but some have suggested that sinuses serve to lighten the weight of the skull, to humidify the air we breathe and to create resonance in our voices.
Letter: School play sends wrong message
I am writing because of Scotts Valley High School’s play, “Durang & A Dollar.” I found it to be surprisingly disrespectful.
The Mountain Gardener: Fruit trees deliver delicious plunder
Imagine biting into the first apricot of the season — juicy, sweet flesh the color of an orange sunset.
24th Brookdale Bluegrass Festival delivers a jam-tastic weekend
The Brookdale Bluegrass and American Roots Festival held its 24th incarnation at the Brookdale Lodge over the weekend and was blessed with lovely weather—a stark contrast with the no-power edition of 2023.
Doreen Heath, a woman walking around with fiddle in hand, said she’d made...
Open Studios Art Tour brings art lovers to the source
The 2014 Open Studios Art Tour, organized by the Arts Council of Santa Cruz County is approaching its final encore weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2014 Holiday Guide: SV Educational Foundation’s Christmas tree lot open for business
For the eighth year in a row, the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation’s Christmas tree lot fundraiser will be held at the corner of Scotts Valley Drive and Disc Drive.
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...