Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Ben Lomond’s Wee Kirk Market seeks vendors for 2025 season
The Ben Lomond Village Alliance (BLVA) is now accepting new vendor applications for the highly-anticipated Wee Kirk Market—an old-fashioned, fun-filled farmers and makers market...
Finance | Ride Out the Storm of Global Tariff Wars
Amidst great oceans encircling America, mighty walls rise out of foaming seas to divide neighbors at peace. Trump’s gilded statues, glaring condescendingly, adorn stone...
Highway 9 vegetation control work continues with daytime traffic control
Caltrans continues with a vegetation control project over the entire length of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County in support of California’s Wildfire and...
Authorities release the identities of two slain men discovered on Skyline...
The names of the two men whose bodies were found in a pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains last month were released Tuesday...
Guild Kitchen: Act III owner’s San Lorenzo Valley roots run deep
For the past few years, more often than not, you could find Alan Strong perched on a folding chair on break from his janitorial...
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Campground reopening delayed
California State Parks has announced the delayed reopening of the seasonal campground at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, now scheduled for Aug. 1, instead...
Finance | Local Tax Impact in Santa Cruz County
According to the Tax Foundation, California is 34th in the country—not last—in property taxes and Proposition 13 gives us an effective tax rate of...
History presentation to recount Ben Lomond’s early years
The rich and colorful history of Ben Lomond comes alive in the second of a three-part lecture series, “Tales of Ben Lomond, Gem of...
News Briefs | Published March 14, 2025
Industry veterans to lead podcasting and streaming class series
Cabrillo College Extension, Community Television and SantaCruzVoice.com are offering an eight-part series of hands-on “Podcasting and...
Finance | Decoding the College Cost Conundrum
“ollege graduates enjoy lower unemployment rates and higher incomes than do those without college education…those with college degrees consistently score higher in life satisfaction...
News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025
Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday
Spring Lakes Park’s third annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from...
