52.6 F
Scotts Valley
July 1, 2025

Tag: opinion

Finance ABC

Finance | The ABCs of American Taxes

Some Santa Cruz Mountain residents have taxes so simple they fit on form 1040 alone—wages and pensions—and they don’t need an alphabet to complicate...
Fitness stretching

Fitness | How Stretching Can Change Your Day

How’s your stretching game? Think of how your body feels waking up each morning. Now, try bending down. Are you able to pick things...
Garden green

The Mountain Gardener | Celebrate Spring Equinox and St. Patrick’s Day...

Everywhere I look, it’s green—forest green, apple green, olive green, fern green, sage green, chartreuse green. Even all those showy flowering trees blooming now...
Glenwood Preserve

Mayor’s Message | The Bucket List—Revised

When you have kids who live in L.A., you find a way to visit that city on a regular basis. And when you add...
Prime rib

Plain Talk About Food | Happiness is Prime Rib of Beef

“Laughter is brightest where food is best.” —Irish Proverb I love cooking for people, especially when the guests are people I have never met, or...
TherapyWorks self love

TherapyWorks | 6 Types of Self-Care to Help Reduce Stress

While it might sound selfish or impossible to make time for self-care during stressful times of your life, self-care is crucial to keep you...
Tree

The Mountain Gardener | Arbor Day in California

California’s Arbor Day is celebrated on March 9 this year. It’s actually a whole week in honor of famed horticulturist Luther Burbank’s birthday. The...
letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor | Published March 1, 2024

Let’s work together to make a better world In the Jan. 5, 2024, Banner, I was sad to read Wes Modes of Felton saying, “Let’s...
Strictly Business TEDx Santa Cruz

Strictly Business | Heads Up, Friends—TEDx Santa Cruz is Coming to...

As a beacon of innovation and enlightenment, TEDx Santa Cruz shines brightly on our community’s horizon, inviting us to explore the depths of human...
Finance Joby Aviation

Finance | Employee Stock Options Bring Wealth and Tech to the...

To design the coolest toys in the smallest boxes, local tech firms offer engineers and managers not just quarter-million-dollar salaries, insurance and 401(k)s—but discounts...

SOCIAL MEDIA

2,479FansLike
6FollowersFollow
762FollowersFollow

Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week

The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...