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The Mountain Gardener | Easy Ways to Make Your Garden More...
Summers are getting hotter and hotter. Our winters are colder. Climate change is affecting our gardens, too. You might be on the right track...
The Mountain Gardener | Screen the Neighbors with Low Water Use...
We all enjoy privacy around our homes. Even if you’re best friends with your neighbor, you don’t always want to wave at them each...
Guest Column | Scotts Valley Rebuilding City Services
The Fiscal Year 2023-24 City of Scotts Valley budget includes cautious revenue assumptions as we continue to face inflation and economic uncertainty. The last...
Plain Talk About Food | Haloke, a Gift From the Creator
My Uncle Eli, having been born in Stavanger, Norway, had fishing in his blood, so to speak, and for as long as I knew...
The Mountain Gardener | Watering: Making Every Drop Count
File this under the heading “Be careful what you wish for.” The Dog Days of Summer aren’t even here yet, but the thermometer is...
TherapyWorks | Social Wellness Is Essential for Our Well-Being
July is Social Wellness Month. Social wellness is all about fostering positive connections, not just with family and friends, but also with our communities,...
Fitness | Summer Backyard Workouts
When you think of working out, what comes to mind? Going to a gym perhaps? Which is a common thought right, but going to...
The Mountain Gardener | Finding the Fragrant Magic of the Santa...
Summer has arrived, finally. Seems like it took long enough to get here, but I’m enjoying the warmer weather. The sun is shining, the...
Plain Talk About Food | The Way We Were
Even though my kids are all-grown-up, nothing pleases me more than hearing them tell me how much they love my cooking, and often they...
The Mountain Gardener | Adding a Dry Creek Bed to Landscape
With so many people replacing their thirsty lawns with low water-use plants, I’m getting lots of requests for ideas about what to do with...
News Briefs | Published Nov. 14, 2025
County hosts forums to shape future behavioral health services
Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Services is hosting community forums to help shape the County’s First...
