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Columns Water

A Perspective on the SLV Water District and the SLV

September 28, 2022September 29, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mark Dolson When our family moved to Ben Lomond in 1995, I learned to write monthly checks to PG&E for energy and to San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) for water. In the years ahead, I became painfully aware of PG&E and of how oblivious it is to its fundamental responsibilities to our community. SLVWD, though, flew under my… Read More

Business

Downtown Boulder Creek Launches Bench Adoption Program

September 21, 2022November 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Members of the BCBA, a representative from 5th District Supervisor Bruce McPherson’s office, and community advocates met in front of Scarborough Lumber at Boulder Creek Hardware on Wednesday morning, September 21, 2022 to celebrate Boulder Creek’s first permanently installed bench in the downtown district. The bench was assembled and anchored into concrete by Jordan Booth and Kevin… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns

Peach Elderberry Syrup with California Poppy

September 15, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele American Black Elderberry is hands down my favorite plant growing in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It wasn’t enough for me to tag and forage these native berries. I had to cultivate them in the back corners of the garden lining our chicken fence. Turns out, it couldn’t have been a more perfect place to put down some… Read More

Books Local News

Boulder Creek Community: A United Voice

September 13, 2022September 28, 2022 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Taylor Kimble As the world struggled with COVID-19 and its various complications, the Santa Cruz Mountains faced yet another life-threatening obstacle in August 2020: the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. The fire forced mountain residents to evacuate their homes and scatter to all corners of the country. In the wake of displacement, fear, and uncertainty, Jo Romaniello, a marriage and… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

San Lorenzo Valley Home Prices Hold Steady

September 7, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Did you know the unemployment rate is down to just 3.5% — tied for the lowest rate since 1969? This helped push wages about 5% higher than this time last year and may reduce chances of recession. Meanwhile, the stock market (a source of buyers’ down payments) recovered to about a 10% loss for the year, a… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

September Garden: Digging and Dividing

September 4, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly Time seems to slow down slightly in August. It’s too hot to do anything but water. But then September arrives, and suddenly there is almost too much to do. Time to plant your Fall garden — broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, carrots, potatoes, onions, and late Summer/Fall flowers. Time to divide perennials and grasses. Time, also, to enjoy… Read More

Astrology Columns

Astrology: September’s Windows of Opportunity

September 3, 2022September 21, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD September starts off with a focus upon Jupiter in Aries moving retrograde. In July and August, I stressed Jupiter’s slowdown in early Aries. Check your natal chart to see where the first few degrees of Aries falls to help you with guidance. Here you must have courage, but also be aware that the doors that open… Read More

Entertainment Music

Yuji Tojo: Ben Lomond Musician Rooted Through Music and Friends

September 2, 2022September 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner “It seems like everybody is busy these days,” legendary guitar player and songwriter Yuji Tojo said. Lately, the soft spoken and introspective musician is more about trying to keep things as simple as he can. Tojo was ready to go to Japan for a tour in 2020, but the pandemic canceled his plans. Musically everything evaporated. A… Read More

Books Local News

Albert’s Ashes: A Peacock’s Tail

August 31, 2022November 26, 2024 slvpost.comLocal News0 comment

Local Children’s Book Teaches Resilience By Julie Horner Jackie Hendricks remembers leaving early in the afternoon of August 18, 2020 when it started raining ash. “The news said the wind will blow it away,” so Hendricks went to her mother’s with only an overnight bag thinking it was going to be over soon. An English teacher at Santa Clara University… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Summer Cocktails

August 28, 2022September 7, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Kirstin Martin Gardens and farmers markets are bursting with the best of the growing season. Here are two late summer cocktails that take tasty advantage of the bounty. Watermelon Mint CoolerThe key to a flavorful cocktail is selecting the ripest watermelon. Listen for a deep hollow sound when you thump the rind. 2 cups of diced watermelon¼ to ½ cup… Read More