Off Hours: A dream week for auto enthusiasts
For those of us who appreciate cars, from racing to restoring — and definitely including just looking — the Central Coast will be the center of the universe next week.
Nature Friendly: Romancing the stone
Sometimes a stone is just a stone, caching itself in the side of a cliff or scuttling out to sea as a winter storm scours the river bottom.
Wine Lover: Mystery bottle unearthed, uncorked, enjoyed
A couple of months ago, my friend’s landlord decided to remodel his house on 12th Avenue in Santa Cruz. Matt Umstead, the tenant, helped as Adam Dahlen Construction gutted a side bedroom and put in some new foundational support. As the team dug, they began finding old empty bottles. Many of them were ancient whiskey bottles, and some were old, forgotten wine bottles.
The Mountain Gardner:The perfect mix
A gardener's life: water, prune, plant, rake, weed, stake. Repeat as necessary. Then smell the roses, harvest the vegetables and pick a mixed bouquet of flowers, grasses and greens to enjoy inside.
Comedy Corner: The treadmill versus Food Network: Who will win?
So I joined that new gym in Scotts Valley, not club No. 2. And, I must say, it is quite amazing! I will be writing about it in future columns. But something happened this week that I thought was thought-provoking on many levels.
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...














