Healthy Living: Your 8-year-old can run a marathon
Every child should have the opportunity to experience the sense of pride that comes with physical accomplishment. While not every kid will excel at sports such as baseball, soccer or football, all able-bodied kids can run. And most love it.
Poetry in motion
The following are three of the winning poems from the 2011 Verses in the Valley contest put on by the Scotts Valley Arts Commission. The winners were honored at a recent Scotts Valley City Council meeting, and the first-place poem from each division will be published in the Press-Banner over the next several editions.
Let’s go fishin’: Salmon season ends in Monterey Bay
The salmon season started out slow and ended with a bang for Monterey Bay anglers.
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.
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...