Brian Frus San Lorenzo Valley Water District Local News Valley People Water 

Brian Frus Appointed Interim General Manager at SLV Water District

Felton resident and registered civil engineer Brian Frus has been named as Interim General Manager for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, replacing Rick Rogers, who retired this month after serving the District for 48 years. Brian told the San Lorenzo Valley Post, “My recent experience in Monterey County taught me the importance of sound water policy and regional resource… Read More
Tempest Band Celtic Columns Music 

Brash, Bawdy, and Brilliant: Tempest Celebrates 35 Years of Rock-Driven World Music

By Julie Horner The year 2023 has been a blur. Tempest, the legendary folk rock band founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 80s by singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Oslo, Norway native Lief Sorbye and Cuban born drummer Adolfo Lazo, is celebrating their 35th anniversary with a national tour. “We’ve done a lot,” Lief said. “It’s been a… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: November 24-26

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Friday, November 24 The Great Dickens Christmas FairWeekends through December 17 | 10:00 – 6:00@DickensFair Michael Gaither Duo at Discretion BrewingFriday, November 24 | 2:00 – 4:002703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel Glennie B at Cork and ForkFriday, November 24… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: November 17-19

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Friday, November 17 Kyle Kovalik at Jack O’Neill LoungeFriday, November 17 | 3:00 – 6:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Bob Burnet at MJA Westside Tasting RoomFriday, November 17 | 3:30 – 6:30328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz The Country Squires… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: November 10-12

Live music in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Friday, November 10 Ted Welty at Jack O’Neill LoungeFriday, November 10 | 12:00 – 3:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Bob Burnett at MJA Westside Tasting RoomFriday, November 10 | 3:30 – 6:30328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz Sarah Songbird at Soquel Homesteaders MarketFriday, November 10 | Event… Read More
Chinese Pioneers Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs Columns History 

Chinese Pioneers: Exhibit at Belardi Gallery in Felton

Contributed by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum Now through November 12, visitors can view a temporary exhibit titled Chinese Pioneers: Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs at the Faye G. Belardi Memorial Gallery in Felton. This exhibition explores the social, political, and judicial disenfranchisement of Chinese Californians — as well as moments of Chinese agency and resilience — in… Read More
camp joy gardens Farms Gardening Local News 

Gathering in the Harvest at Camp Joy Gardens

By Julie Horner The comice pears have come in at Camp Joy Gardens. Windfall apples from several varieties of trees fill the air with a syrupy headiness; stalks of reddish-rose colored amaranth and fading sunflowers blaze against a cloudless blue sky; and pumpkins peek from their leafy umbrage. Towhee Nelson, daughter of Camp Joy founder Jim Nelson, grew up on… Read More
ann wycoff lost librarians grave Books Columns Main Street SLV 

The Lost Librarian’s Grave: Tales of Madness, Horror, and Adventure 

By Julie Horner Among the teaching volumes, spiritual guidebooks, tribal lore, and works of fantasy in the athenaeum of books for sale at Air and Fire: A Mystical Boutique in Boulder Creek, The Lost Librarian’s Grave edited by Ann Wycoff welcomes readers of speculative fiction into a world of the supernatural and the abominable. The 437-page short story anthology features… Read More
Halloween san lorenzo valley boulder creek ben lomond felton Events Halloween 

Spooktacular Delights Await as Halloween Arrives in the Valley!

As the crisp autumn leaves rustle and the scent of pumpkin spice fills the air, it can only mean that Halloween is approaching, and our historic downtowns are gearing up for spine-tingling celebrations like no other. Get ready for a ghoulishly good time as a series of hair-raising Halloween events are set to take center stage, promising thrills, chills, and… Read More