Locals to compete in CCS finals Friday
Track and field athletes from San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley high schools showed well enough in Gilroy this past weekend to qualify for the Central Coast Section finals beginning today, May 25 at Gilroy High School.
The Mountain Gardener: Good times with vines
If you enjoy fragrance in your garden and beautiful blooms, you can have them both when you plant vines.
Boulder Creek Brewery and Café destroyed by devastating fire
A Sunday morning fire completely destroyed the interior of the Boulder Creek Brewery and Café, leaving a hollow shell of the once-popular meeting place.
A local treasure: History of Felton Grove-compliments of Vicki Wees
Rarely does a person give back so much to the neighborhood she settled in as Vicki Wees. Wees, now 64-years-old, first moved into a rented house in the Felton Grove neighborhood in 1979, when she was 25. Except for a few years here and there, Wees has lived in Felton Grove ever since. About 10 years ago, as something of a hobby, Wees began collecting historic photographs, documents and maps of the Felton Grove neighborhood.
Trick or Troth—Some Halloween History
In the 19th century, the old pagan holiday of All Hallows’ Eve was often a romantic occasion. “To lovers,” according to one article, “the feast is the most convenient of all on the calendar. The maiden, on Hallow Eve, is enabled by a temporary suspension of her Christian conscience and some diabolical enchantment, to behold the person of her future husband.”
Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week
The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...
