2021 - San Lorenzo Valley Post

Quince Simple Syrup and the Boulder Creek Sour

December 31, 2021June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

Recipes from a Mountain Garden By Alison Steele I adore simple syrups. Strawberry rhubarb, lemon balm, feijoa, and now quince are some of my favorites, adding sweet, tart, and herbal flavor celebrations to the palate in the form of food or drink! Easy and versatile, use them to sweeten lemonade and iced tea in the summer, hot herbal teas in… Read More

Columns Local History

Streetwise: George Fetherston and the Felton Heritage Tree

December 31, 2021January 7, 2022 slvpost.comfelton, history0 comment

By Lisa Robinson Have you ever thought about how the street where you live got its name? In the Streetwise column, we look at street names in the San Lorenzo Valley and explore the history hidden in their names. Fetherston Way just off Felton Empire Road is named for George Arthur Fetherston. His father was William John Fetherstonhaugh an Irishman… Read More

Catie Cadge Astrology Full Moon in Cancer

Astrology Columns

Astrology: Welcoming the New Year

December 31, 2021April 2, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD Welcome to the Santa Cruz Cosmic Weather Report – Evolutionary Astrology of the moment, your moment in time, our collective moment of change! HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! We start January with some continuing news carrying over from the Holiday season. First, Jupiter is moving quickly through early degrees of Pisces. I wrote quite a bit about… Read More

Events

Live Music Roundup 12/31 to 1/4

December 30, 2021March 23, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

The Big Day has arrived! For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne…we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet for days of auld lang syne. – Traditional, Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns Ushering out 2021 and embracing a new chapter in 2022, for old time’s sake, celebrate these moments gone by. Here’s the live music roundup for… Read More

Health Local News

Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center to Open in Ben Lomond January 2022

December 25, 2021August 29, 2024 slvpost.comhealth, Local News0 comment

The nonprofit Santa Cruz Community Health (SCCH) will open a new clinic in the historic Wee Kirk Church building in Ben Lomond on Monday, January 24 offering primary care services. “We strive every day to improve the health of our patients and the community,” said Leslie Conner, Chief Executive Officer of SCCH. “We are proud and excited to bring health… Read More

Books Local News

Davenport — A Land Set Apart

December 25, 2021December 31, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Alverda Orlando’s History of Davenport, California By Julie Horner Retired teacher and librarian Alverda Orlando started working on the idea of a book about Davenport when she was in college. Facing a two-unit deficit from graduating and not wanting to have to do too much studying, she said, she took an easy summer course where the professor asked students to… Read More

Events

Live Music & Event Roundup for Dec 24 Weekend and Coming Week

December 24, 2021March 23, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

A winter’s wish for warmth and happiness and the live music roundup for the holiday weekend, December 24, 2021 and other fun stuff to do heading into the new year. Be well!” The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” –… Read More

Photography

Winter Solstice in Boulder Creek

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Boulder Creek local Robert Staton captured the last full moon of 2021 as he was leaving Wild Roots Market in downtown Boulder Creek. Native Americans called this the “cold moon,” welcoming the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21, the Winter Solstice. Staton used his trusty Samsung Z Flip 3 cellphone cam to take the… Read More

Community Local News

Shopping and Gathering in the Walkable Towns of the San Lorenzo Valley

December 18, 2021December 24, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Steven Robins and Julie Horner Felton Sun-soaked and surrounded by lush forest, downtown Felton is a natural meeting place at the gateway to San Lorenzo Valley’s small town corridors. It is here residents and visitors gather to enjoy shopping and sipping local. Simpatico (home décor), Mountainside (handmade jewelry), Tomboy Outpost (western vintage), Wild Iris (floral), Crooked Beauty (crafting), Heads… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

SLV Homes: Market News and CZU Update

December 17, 2021September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Defensible Space Inspections Under Assembly Bill 38, most property sellers in “High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones” must document that their property is in compliance with this new law. To find out if you are in one of those zones, you or your real estate agent can order a Natural Hazard Report. There are also… Read More