May 2024 - San Lorenzo Valley Post

Santa Cruz Live Music Roundup: May 16

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 Julie HornerEntertainment, live music0 comment

Here’s Thursday’s roundup of live music. Easy at-a-glance quick reference music guide. By Julie Horner Thursday, May 16 Lavender Fields at Wine Bar 107 at TestarossaThursday, May 16 | 5:00 – 7:00300 College Ave., Los Gatos This Way Up at Alice’s RestaurantThursday, May 16 | 5:00 – 7:3017288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside Slingshot w/ Matt Hartle, Bret Bailey, Pete NovembreDiscretion BrewingThird… Read More

Music

Gipsy Kings Bring Generations of Cultural Legacy to Santa Cruz

May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Haley Sage Beloved flamenco guitar ensemble the Gipsy Kings will perform on Sunday, May 19 at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz. Sure to be one of the musical highlights of the year, this show reaffirms Santa Cruz as a cultural hub in the greater Bay Area and Central Coast. Known for their blistering fast guitar technique and gritty… Read More

Column Alison Steele Holidays

Merry Month of May Flower Petal Sachets

May 11, 2024May 13, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele The Spring garden is snowing delicate petals of pinks and whites. Bees smother the blue blossoms of rosemary bushes, and the heady scent of French Lilac leaves me daydreaming long past the short moments I typically allow. Heading to the patio for a late morning banjo session I spy the rambling rose loaded with ruby red buds.… Read More

Real Estate

Downsizing and Relocating

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

Plus the REALTOR Compensation Update By M.C. Dwyer Selling and then buying another home can feel more daunting as people get older. They often need mortgage advice and tax and estate planning as well as assistance preparing the property for market. Still, surveys show up to 30% of homeowners 62 or over are considering moving! Many in the 60+ group… Read More

Environment Outdoors

Lake Lompico: A Labor of Love

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

Restoration and Demonstration Project in Progress By Julie Horner Through the San Lorenzo Valley Native Habitat Restoration Program under the auspices of the Valley Women’s Club, the Lompico Pond Restoration and Demonstration Project involves a group of dedicated outdoor enthusiasts who have been meeting on the last Saturday of every month to restore a small mountain lake. Affectionately known as… Read More

Astrology

Taurus Season: Peace and Stability

May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD May Day greetings, Santa Cruz stargazers! May opens with Pluto slowing down and turning retrograde at 2°06’ Aquarius on May 2nd. As a counseling astrologer, I often work with clients struggling with the energies of Pluto, when by transit (moving Pluto) meets up with personal planets in a soul’s birth chart. It is never easy. Pluto… Read More

Local News Sports

Highway 9 Wrestling Club’s Coach Matt Grocott

May 2, 2024May 16, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Nurturing young champions, Boulder Creek’s Matt Grocott celebrated victory earlier this year with his student, Scotts Valley High wrestling superstar Danica Kelley, who pinned gold at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championship. Danica, a graduating senior who also lives in Boulder Creek, has been studying with Matt since 7th grade. With the state championship in the… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz Live Music Weekend Roundup: May 9 – 12

May 1, 2024May 16, 2024 Julie HornerEntertainment, live music0 comment

Live Music Santa Cruz! The weekend roundup of concerts and festivals. Easy at-a-glance quick reference music guide. By Julie Horner Live music Santa Cruz! Here’s the weekend roundup of concerts and festivals for the Santa Cruz area. At-a-glance quick reference music guide. Thursday, May 9 Ripatti & Rose at Shanty Shack BrewingThursday, May 9 | 5:00 – 7:00138 Fern St.,… Read More