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11/20 Serious Condition at Joe’s Bar

October 22, 2021November 4, 2021 Julie Horner0 comment

Fusing rock and soul with contemporary classics, Serious Condition is a 5-piece party/dance band that performs music from Ace to ZZ Top, with some Amy, Chrissie, Eric, Stevie and Carlos thrown in. Maybe even some Aretha and Marvin. Don’t get too close! Saturday, November 20 from 8:30 to midnightJoe’s Bar, 13118 CA-9, Boulder Creek, CA 95006 Event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/4984168881611423 Read More

Events

11/21 BanjerDan at Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants “Sunday Funday!”

October 22, 2021November 4, 2021 Julie Horner0 comment

Capitola Wine Bar and Merchants welcomes BanjerDan to our “Sunday Funday” Music Series on Sunday, November 21st, 2021 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. BanjerDan (Dan Mazer) is a banjo-centric multi-instrumentalist and entertainer originally from the Washington, DC area, now living in the Santa Cruz mountains of California. Read more about BanjerDan: slvpost.com/brookdale-bluegrass-festival-born-at-the-brookdale-lodge Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants, 115 San Jose… Read More

Business Community

The Joy of Socks

October 20, 2021November 3, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

The Best Washing Machines On Planet Earth… Seriously By Julie Horner “A laundromat is like a window into the soul of a community,” entrepreneur and longtime “laundry man” Brandon Parker said. “It’s about regular people coming to do this mundane chore all in the same place.” He sees it like cooking a big meal for a family gathering. “People come… Read More

Columns Tech

Tech Backwoods: Steve Mead’s Robotics

October 18, 2021November 1, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Steve Mead confesses that he is not necessarily a high tech guy. “I was doing LEGOs to have something in common with my sons, and I started volunteering at the library,” he said. “The library approached me asking if I knew anything about robotics, and I said I could try.” So with some research Mead put together… Read More

Events

11/4 Diwali Celebration with Aki Kumar at the Brookdale Lodge

October 16, 2021November 5, 2021 Julie Horner0 comment

Join for the Indian Festival of Diwali, the Celebration of Lights on Thursday, November 4th at 5:00 PM at the Historic Brookdale Lodge. Music by the Aki Kumar Band, dance performance by Shakti Bhakti Dance, Henna by HandinHandHenna, and more. Aki Kumar left his home in Mumbai with the intention of working as a software engineer in Silicon Valley. Then… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Wildlife in the Garden

October 14, 2021June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly You don’t have to encourage wildlife in the garden. It’s there already. In fact, you are probably trying to do the opposite, at least when it comes to raccoons, mice, squirrels, insects, birds that eat seedlings, and those twin scourges of SLV gardens, gophers and deer. Other visitors, however, are most welcome, if a bit hesitant or… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Autumn Okra Stew

October 10, 2021June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele Moving into fall with afternoon warmth still lingering, the magic of Okra Stew is captured entirely on the stovetop. Layering the flavors of the garden in one pot along with poultry or pork, and ladling it over a steaming bowl of rice is what I think of as comfort food. I’ve chosen to celebrate the vegetables in… Read More

Traci Bliss book Big Basin Redwood Forest

Books Local News Reviews

Big Basin: You Must Never Forget This Story

October 7, 2021October 23, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Traci Bliss’ new book, Big Basin Redwood Forest, California’s Oldest State Park chronicles the individuals and organizations over the generations who dedicated themselves to preserving Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Connected to the park through her own ancestors, William Jeter and Jennie Bliss Jeter, Bliss keeps a decades-old promise to her great-great-aunt to remember past conservation efforts… Read More

Santa County five supervisorial districts

Government Local News

Redistricting Could Affect San Lorenzo Valley Voters

October 5, 2021October 18, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Jayme Ackemann Santa Cruz County is going through a redistricting process. Is anyone paying attention? If you check out the scant feedback the county has already received you will notice one thing: Three of the five comments submitted, as of this writing, are from Scotts Valley residents interested in moving out of District One and into District Five, San… Read More

Commentary Local News

Letter: For Fire Recovery SLV Community Council an Idea Worth Considering

October 2, 2021October 16, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Bob Fultz By now you may have heard about a proposal to create an SLV Community Council, first introduced in the SLV Post on July 1, 2021. Regardless of the merits of the proposal and irrespective of your position on it, we should all support the importance of creativity and innovative “out-of-the-box” thinking about how to facilitate rebuilding in… Read More