Plain Talk about Food: My journey with Lucy and her favorite dinner
I have a small patio in front of my house where I love to sit on sunny mornings, drinking that first cup of coffee and watching the chickadees fly back and forth from their birdhouses on the arbor, feeding their babies, My neighbor Morris always greets me with a “good morning” while walking his dog, and often a stranger will comment on my garden, leaving me with a smile on my face.
Scotts Valley centenarian reflects on a life well-lived
After an eventful life working in a San Francisco bank during World War II, then in a communications company in the early days of Silicon Valley, Alice Larum spent her 100th birthday reflecting, while at home in Scotts Valley last week.
Larum invited the Press...
The Mountain Gardener: What to Do in Early Summer in the Garden
Last week the first real taste of summer weather arrived and it was a wake up call for me.
News Briefs | Published July 28, 2023
Registration opens Monday for free school field trip program
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) announced that online registration for Kids2Parks, an innovative park-equity program to bring students from Title 1 schools to state parks, will open Monday, July 31, at thatsmypark.org/k2p.
Kids2Parks, a partnership...
Around Town: Falcons go down fighting
Despite a plucky effort, the Scotts Valley High lacrosse team fell to Harbor High recently, 7-6.
Sustainable living: Routine power failure or winds of change?
Heavy winds are nothing new for Californians, although damaging gusts usually come in the summer. The early December windstorm that rattled the state — much worse in southern California, but quite disruptive in our neck of the woods, too — was somewhat of an anomaly.
Talk about money: Like Buffett, investors should be wary of municipal bonds
When Warren Buffett takes action, investors should take notice.
Paddy Smith Park blooms with new garden at Santa Cruz County...
The beautiful Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds are growing even more beautiful thanks to a colorful landscaping project at Paddy Smith Park.
Jeff Rosendale, with Sierra...