Tag: columns
The Mountain Gardener | Kids and Pets in the Garden
My friend, Grace, visited the other day. She’s almost 7 years old now and is really getting into plants, flowers and especially the birds...
Strictly Business | When Fire Insurance Feels Impossible, Mike Boffy Finds...
Sometimes the people making the biggest difference in our community aren’t the ones seeking attention. They are simply showing up every day, solving problems...
Mayor’s Message | Scotts Valley Celebrates Our 60th Birthday!
As August approaches, Scotts Valley is preparing to celebrate 60 years since becoming a city.
In September 1960, residents learned of plans to build a...
Plain Talk About Food | Bagels and Lox—Oy Vey!
Contrary to the belief that Bagels and Lox were first contrived by the Jewish people, this delicious concoction made its way to America in...
The Mountain Gardener | How Flowers Adapt to a Changing Climate
I read about a study in France a while ago that suggests that humans are quickly altering the way flowers are reproducing, and it’s...
Finance | A Century of Housing Crisis and Mortgage Relief
“By their own admission, Fannie executives loosened their mortgage standards to regain market share (the profit motive), as well as to meet government housing...
The Mountain Gardener | Buzzing in the Garden
You can hear them a long way before you see them. I’m talking about the hundreds of honey bees feasting on the highly nutritious...
Plain Talk About Food | The Humble Fava Bean
“...fava beans and a nice Chianti.” —Hannibal Lecter
After seeing the movie, “The Silence of the Lambs,” for many years I had a difficult time...
Finance | Bi-Partisan Housing Affordability Bill Passes as Trump Yawns
“Building costs are still high. There’s more we can do. This bill is nearly 50 provisions, but the problem is even bigger,” Sen. Elizabeth...
The Mountain Gardener | Finding Our Horticultural History
I used to live in Bonny Doon where a huge Tasmanian Tree Fern grew without care on the “lower forty.” It was over 50...
Felton Fire assessment wins voter approval
Felton Fire Protection District—which in the years since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire has hemorrhaged volunteers, had Brown Act violations push out leadership and...
