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The annual celebration of the 2026 Redwood Mountain Faire at Roaring Camp Railroads has come and gone, but for nearly 20 nonprofit organizations across the San Lorenzo Valley, the positive impact is only just beginning. During a check presentation ceremony on July 27, organizers announced...

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...

When Scotts Valley celebrates its 60th birthday this August, the festivities will include music, cake, vintage cars, hiking, history and even a business scavenger hunt. But beneath the weeklong celebration lies a story that began not with a party, but with ordinary residents who...

On paper, the numbers are staggering. Thirty-four consecutive victories over two seasons. More than 4,200 points scored. A trip to the Junior Roller Derby Association Championships in Chicago. One of the nation’s most dominant junior roller derby teams. But ask the young women of the...

San Lorenzo Valley Museum will host its annual Golden Jubilee Fundraising Dinner and Auction on Aug. 8 at Scopazzi’s Restaurant and Lounge in Boulder Creek, with this year’s event marking the 50th anniversary of the San Lorenzo Valley Historical Society as a nonprofit organization. The evening...

Imagine a hearty serving of jambalaya. The ingredients are tasty morsels on their own: tomatoes, ham, shrimp, chicken, chorizo, rice and onion. Combine those things, though, and you’re presented with a meal that is spicy, satisfying and fulfilling. That comparison is the best way to...

Under clear and sunny skies, the Scotts Valley Skypark neighborhood once again celebrated the Fourth of July with the annual Independence Day Kids Bike Parade. A festive crowd of 70 people attended as kids and bikes were led in the parade by first year...

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...

San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Finn Maxwell has earned Honorable Mention for Composition in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for the mixed-media piece “Sapere Aude.” Maxwell, who graduated in June and served as 2025-26 Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate, was one of seven students...

The town of Ben Lomond is abuzz with excitement as a new preschool gets ready to open its doors. On July 6, Busy Bees Playschool Two will officially open—the classrooms are ready, the sensory tables are filled, books line the shelves and tiny chairs...