Off Hours: Flyin’ and floatin’
Three-day weekends are welcomed throughout the year, but especially so in the summer. The Labor Day holiday is particularly sweet; it generally marks the imminent start of the school year — a final wild weekend before locals get their ’hood back from the tourists and parent get a break from having to occupy and entertain their kids 24-7.
Scotts Valley’s Vine Hill pinot thrives
Vine Hill Winery is home to some of the top-notch pinot noir that the Santa Cruz region has to offer. Located off Jarvis Road, the Vine Hill area has been producing outstanding grapes for more than a century. Recently, this local Scotts Valley gem has been getting excellent press in top-rated wine magazines — and for good reason.
Skaters bound for Scotts Valley this weekend
Professional and amateur skaters from around the country will congregate in Scotts Valley on Saturday, Sept. 26, for the 11th annual Tim Brauch Memorial skateboard contest.
KBCZ marks 10 years on the air with celebration
When KBCZ 89.3 FM first signed on in 2015, few could have predicted the impact a small community radio station would have on the San Lorenzo Valley. What began as an ambitious idea from a handful of determined residents has grown into one of...
Disc golf to raise funds for injured SLV alum
Chris Greenly’s friends will gather as they do every month at the Black Mouse Disc Golf Course near San Lorenzo Valley Middle School this weekend for some competitive rounds of disc golf.
Thousands turn out for 4th of July celebrations in Boulder Creek, Scotts Valley
There was plenty of enthusiasm in North Santa Cruz County for America’s big 250th as thousands of people flocked to the small communities for two separate patriotic parades.
A California Highway Patrol officer estimated the Boulder Creek parade, which kicked off at 10 a.m., had...
Let’s go fishin’: Spring time for fish
We have finally received some rain now that it is spring. It may be late in the season, but fish are happy to have water.
Scotts Valley police receive $25K traffic safety grant
Scotts Valley Police Department has received a $25,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support programs promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety.
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