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Oganookie Reunion at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center

April 10, 2022September 10, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Guitarist, piano player, and songwriter Jack Bowers talks about it like it was yesterday. “We came to Brookdale in 1970 and set up camp in a big house on the top of Western Drive with an apple orchard.” Dubbed the “Oganookie Farm,” Bowers said it was “14 musicians, a manager, and kids and women living cooperatively.” According… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News

CZU Fire Recovery – Where Are We Now?

April 6, 2022April 19, 2022 slvpost.comfire recovery0 comment

Time for County Officials to Shift Strategy to Support Fire Families By Jayme Ackemann In March we marked the pandemic’s second birthday. If it were a baby born two years ago, it would be walking and talking right now. For San Lorenzo Valley, the second anniversary of the CZU fire is just a few months away. Like the pandemic, the… Read More

Astrology Local News

Astrology: April’s Auspicious Skies

April 5, 2022April 17, 2022 slvpost.comastrology0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD April features the exact Jupiter and Neptune conjunction on April 12th in Pisces at 23°59’. I have been writing about this big event since late last year. Every twelve years, Jupiter meets up with Neptune in the sky, but this time it is occurring in the watery, intuitive sign of the fishes. Both planets are very… Read More

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April Real Estate Update

April 4, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Multiple offers continue to be the norm here for Santa Cruz County home sales, where sellers often go into contract with buyers quickly – within 2 weeks on average, but often within a day or two. Sellers often profit from buyers paying a hefty premium over asking price. The stats so far through March are eye-popping: Across… Read More

Business Local News

Redwood Keg Liquor & Deli Under New Ownership

April 3, 2022April 14, 2022 slvpost.comboulder creek3 Comments

By Michele Murphy If you’re heading north up Highway 9, The Redwood Keg is perched charmingly and unassumingly on the right, at the gateway of Boulder Creek, welcoming you into town with the intoxicating smell of barbeque. The Keg has changed hands and exciting innovations are now afoot! New owners Doug Woolard and Eunhee Lee are busy revitalizing the space… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News Parks

A Look at Big Basin

March 18, 2022April 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Larry Tierney Like many Department of Parks and Recreation employees, I spent part of my 35-year career up at Big Basin. It was my first State Parks job. I’m currently on the Board of Directors of the park’s cooperating association, Mountain Parks Foundation and have had the opportunity to tour the park on several occasions with the most recent… Read More

Books Local News

Following the Old Ways: Local Storyteller K.M. Rice Defies Convention

March 10, 2022April 6, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Kellie “K.M.” Rice grew up with books. “I was really fortunate that my parents read to me every night. It was this magical experience snuggled up next to my mom or dad and seeing the pictures and hearing the words, and it transported me somewhere else.” Rice wrote her first story as soon as she could put… Read More

Business Tech

Podcast: Nick Sherrell’s Vancast

March 10, 2022April 5, 2022 slvpost.compodcasts0 comment

By Mary Andersen A podcast out of a van? Yep, meet Nick Sherrell and his Vancast. Nick’s intimate van chats are gaining popularity and have included Santa Cruz personalities like big wave surfer Darryl “Flea” Virostko and SLV’s songwriter and producer Henry Chadwick. Nick grew up in Ben Lomond and attended local schools. He played basketball, soccer, and three years… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Irish Red Ale: Ireland’s “Lighter” Beer

March 9, 2022April 4, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mike De Smidt and Greg Roe Everyone can agree that Guinness is the iconic Irish beer given its history, distinctive character, and wide global recognition. The title of this piece is also in jest, since, aside from a heavier mouthfeel, Guinness is by most standards a fairly light beer, being both low in alcohol and easy to drink. However,… Read More

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Pot O’Gold Mashed Potatoes

March 9, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele Often linked with Europe, the potato is actually native to the New World. Captured by the Spanish from the Incas, potatoes were shipped back to be grown in royal gardens in order to increase acceptance of this strange new food. Stolen by peasants to try in home plots, it soon became a staple in French, British, and… Read More