Tag: community
Plain Talk About Food | My Friend, Snag
I lost a dear “friend” sometime during the storms in January, which day or night I’ll never know…I wasn’t privy to its demise. I...
Scotts Valley High School brings drama with winter play
Scotts Valley High School’s drama club is at it again, as they prepare to present their one-act winter play, “Our Place,” at the new...
TherapyWorks | 5 Essential Elements of a Healthy Relationship
There’s no denying that relationships are hard. Maintaining connection and keeping the spark alive when life gets overwhelming and stressful can be hard. But...
Beck’s Shoes opens Boulder Creek location to much fanfare
For 104 years, the Beck family has been outfitting folks with footwear made to last. In 1919, Ole P. Beck launched the family business...
Harmon Gulch residents still struggling to find solutions
Residents of the Harmon Gulch neighborhood, just outside of Boulder Creek, whose road washed out in the recent storms, say Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Boy who was catalyst for change in Scotts Valley remembered a...
A boy whose death spurred a series of changes in Scotts Valley—with educators placing a renewed focus on combating bullying—was honored Feb. 3 in...
Plain Talk About Food | The Value of Pho
I would be remiss if I didn’t write about the problems we all have had since the January storms here in our valley; particularly...
Felton Grove cleanup benefits from army of volunteers
An assemblage of wet clods soared past the edge of a riverside home, landing with a thud in the front yard. Jan. 27 was...
Zayante Fire District faces uphill battle to recovery
While the storms that ravaged the San Lorenzo Valley caused millions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses, Zayante Fire Protection District’s Station...
Hwy 9 closure squeezes Ben Lomond businesses
The fallen branches have been neatly arranged along a rock border next to the La Placa Family Bakery parking lot as the sun streams...
New California laws take effect in 2025
California lawmakers in 2024 introduced 4,821 bills, but most of them were tossed or otherwise rejected during the months-long legislative process, during which most...
