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Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Pandemic Fueled Housing Market Frenzy Recedes

August 8, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer For the past few years, home sellers drove the market. Many homes sold for profitable premiums, leaving home buyers frustrated and battered by competition. In just the past few months, the pendulum is swinging back towards the center due to rapid economic changes: higher inflation and mortgage rates, and recession concerns. After the cost of home ownership… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

The August Garden in Bloom

August 7, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly In August the best place in the garden may be a big comfortable chair on a shady deck, with a good view of your Summer blooms. Penstemons, marigolds, petunias, some Salvias, some Begonias, and lots of Pelargoniums are blooming right now. Rudbeckia (black-eyed Susan), Echinacea (coneflower), and Canna are in full glory. Low-growing, varieties of Sedum (Stonecrop),… Read More

Business Main Street SLV

Trout Farm Inn Nears Opening

August 6, 2022August 16, 2022 slvpost.com2 Comments

Bringing Back the Glory of the Old Days By Julie Horner Summertime and most anyone is happy to take a dip in the pool. So says Kym DeWitt, co-owner of the Trout Farm Inn, which has been opening in phases this summer. The newly refurbished saltwater pool is already being enjoyed by those with memberships and those who sign up… Read More

Astrology Columns

The Leo Sun Shines Brightly in August

August 5, 2022August 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge In early August, a Leo Sun shines brightly and so should we! Outlets of self-expression need some creative juice. Make sure to give a round of applause for all the artists and performers in our lives, who bring us pleasure and joy, especially once Venus enters Leo, August 11th. Jupiter retrograde in Aries hovers at 8° the… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Berry Fools: The Flavors of Summer

July 21, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele By the time our July summer vacation rolls around we are firmly rooted in southern water culture. Aunt Ro’s pool becomes the daily bathing ritual for the kids trying to dodge the summer heat, along with the local spring-fed lake hidden at the base of the mountains. Weekend trips to the grandparents promise kayaking, river walking, and… Read More

Local News Outdoors Photography

Photographing Local Creeks

July 17, 2022August 8, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Bruce Sudweeks I have a chemical addiction to a compound that is composed of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. I find it amazing that hydrogen gas and oxygen gas bond together to produce liquid water at temperatures between 32 degrees F and 212 degrees F. My addiction prompts me to SCUBA dive in Monterey Bay and… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Garden Oddities

July 9, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening1 Comment

By Josh Reilly Like every other great creative endeavor, the garden needs personal design features. Sculpture, rare old patio furniture, banners, mobiles, personal treasures. Weird stuff. I have a few such items, including a ceramic raven, holding a ring in its mouth, created by SLV master ceramicist Dan Hennig. It roosts on the fence above my rose garden, where I… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Inflation and “The Fed”

July 5, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

Real Estate News You Can Use By M.C. Dwyer The biggest real estate news happened mid-June when the Federal Reserve raised its lending rate by a stunning 0.75% for the first time in nearly 30 years. Usually rates adjust in 0.25% and 0.5% increments. Fed policy members agree another 0.75% increase will follow: the goal is reducing runaway inflation of… Read More

Astrology Columns

Cancer and Leo Energies

July 1, 2022August 5, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge July is a lovely time of Cancer and Leo energies, perfect for nurturing our souls in summer warmth, indulging in the many pleasures of the season. Of course, our earthly co-habitants “down under,” despite being wintertime for them, are experiencing the same astrological weather. No matter where you are on our big, blue marble, the cosmic vibe… Read More

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Big Basin Park Reopens July 22

June 30, 2022July 21, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Big Basin Redwoods State Park reopens on Friday, July 22, 2022, with limited day-use access by reservation only. The reservation system opens on Friday, July 1, 2022. The Redwood Loop near the former visitor center and approximately 18 miles of fire roads near the park’s core have been cleared for visitor access with limited services available. Highway… Read More