Nature Friendly: Loch Lomond turns 50
To celebrate Loch Lomond’s 50th anniversary, I have organized another free watershed walk with the reservoir’s estimable caretakers: Chris Berry, manager of Santa Cruz Water Resources, and Chief Ranger Scot Lang.
New Year’s resolutions for gardeners
It’s that time of year to make New Year’s resolutions, or at least consider some lofty goals for 2010.
Light up the night
On Saturday, December 5, the Lisa Ann Too, a 1984 Ocean Yacht owned by Scotts Valley residents Joel and Lisa Ann Crivello won first place in their division in the annual Santa Cruz Small Boats Harbor's Christmas parade
Editorial: Library future less murky in Santa Cruz
After a year’s worth of debate and planning, the future of the Santa Cruz County library system is becoming clear. There will be fewer true librarians, yet more access to information by way of electronic means and media.
Crunch Time: Oh sweet championship relief
On Christmas day, I opened a box from my parents. In it was a T-shirt. It was not just any T-shirt. It was a 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series Championship T-shirt.
Talk about money: Outsourcing slowing, even in Scotts Valley
The outsourcing of U.S. jobs to cheaper overseas locations has been felt deeply in Scotts Valley in recent years, but that global trend is slowing down.
Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...