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Streetwise: Ben Lomond’s Coon Family

April 28, 2022May 6, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Lisa Robinson When Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Daniel (Dan) Coon returned to Ben Lomond in 1938 it was a “coming home.” Dan Coon had spent the first 17 years of his life in the area. His family’s timber claim, “Coon Heights,” and the road just south of Ben Lomond opposite Glen Arbor were named for them. He recalled helping… Read More

Local News Outdoors

Wildflowers and Native Habitat Restoration

April 23, 2022May 5, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Pamela Morgan The air is crisp, the sky is blue, and everything is coming back to life! The trees are greener, the flowers growing, and the feeling is divine. Songbirds wing their way through the forest amidst the colors of the season; it’s as if you’re dreaming and you remember what the breeze feels like on bare skin. The… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Sublime Spring Lemon Meringue Pie

April 20, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele We know that Spring has truly arrived when the elements align and that first warm egg is discovered in the lay box. What a surprise! What a treasure! What a delight! On a small backwoods farm, it would’ve been cradled and admired before being whirled into a pudding or fluffed into a pie for all to share.… Read More

Local News Theater

Stagecraft: NextStage Productions Presents Theater for the Community

April 17, 2022May 2, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner The curtain parts and a crescendo of applause fades to an expectant hush as the orchestra strikes its first strains. The actor’s heart leaps to the limelight. Santa Cruz County is home to unending community spirit, unlimited talent, and plenty of uncommon expression. To celebrate the return of live theater, NextStage Productions is excited to share what’s… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Chèvre: a Fermented Goats Milk Cheese

April 16, 2022April 28, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Greg Roe and Mike De Smidt When you think of fermentation, cheese may not be what first comes to mind; or even second, or third. But many types of cheeses are indeed the product of fermentation. Some are non-fermented, such as cottage cheese and paneer, where the curds and whey are separated simply by adding an acid. If you… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Spring at the UCSC Arboretum

April 14, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening1 Comment

By Josh Reilly The UCSC Arboretum holds one of the largest collections of Australian, New Zealand, and South African plants outside their continents of origin. It also has a huge native California Garden, a collection featuring natives and drought-tolerant plants that do well in Santa Cruz area gardens, and a Succulent Garden, featuring plants from semi-arid regions all over the… Read More

Entertainment Music

Anthony Arya Music Video Debuts at Hallcrest Vineyards

April 13, 2022April 28, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

Anthony Arya’s California Air Music Video debuts at Hallcrest Vineyards in Felton on Sunday, May 8 starting with a live performance at 4:00 followed by a potluck and no-host wine bar until 8:00. The music video premiere starts at dusk. In the summer of 2021, Arya started an outdoor concert series at Hallcrest performing from the vineyard’s working 1947 Dodge… Read More

Entertainment History Music

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