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Business Food & Drink

Hooligan Smoke Club: A Taste of Summer

August 29, 2021September 9, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Working BBQ magic, Rudy Kuhn tends the firebox of his triple smoker in the driveway of his Brookdale home. It’s time to get the ribs on. He opens the main cooker. A pair of pork shoulders are looking near done, somewhere on their 12-hour cook schedule. The sausages are on low heat and will take about six… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News

Rebuilding Challenges Continue

August 29, 2021September 4, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Antonia Bradford In the year since the CZU Fire of 2020, fire families have been grieving and processing our losses all while trying to work, raise children, and rebuild our homes. For many of us, rebuilding efforts have been stalled by Santa Cruz County’s Planning Department. Before the smoke cleared last year, we were assured by County officials that… Read More

Letters

Letter: Community Council Steering Committee Responds

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Well, this is awkward. You know that thing a group of us said about the San Lorenzo Valley needing a community council? It seems that quite a few of you agree. More than 200 of our friends and neighbors have already signed a petition supporting the formation of a San Lorenzo Valley Community Council. More than 50 of those signers… Read More

Education Local News

SLVUSD Back in Session

August 26, 2021September 3, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Nancy Martinez New SLVUSD superintendent Christopher Schiermeyer provided an update on the start of the 2021/22 school year. The district’s 2,412 students have returned to in-person learning. The district is following California Department of Public Health (CDHP) guidelines which you can view at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/K-12-Guidance-2021-22-School-Year.aspx. In a statement, Schiermeyer said, “Visiting the campuses and being inside the classrooms this week,… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Egg Custard Pie

August 21, 2021June 13, 2023 slvpost.comFood, recipes0 comment

By Alison Steele Every year for my birthday I bake egg custard pies. It’s one of my mama’s favorites and seems to tickle fond childhood memories. Treats like spoon bread, egg custard, bread pudding, and cream pie were readily made on their small backwoods farm from fresh eggs, freshly skimmed cream, raw milk, and day-old bread. Becoming harder and harder… Read More

Letters

Letter: Group Opposes Proposed San Lorenzo Valley Community Council

August 20, 2021August 21, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

An Open Letter to All Members of the San Lorenzo Valley Community Dear SLV Community Members, There are severe problems with the recent proposal for a “San Lorenzo Valley Community Council” that may well undermine the very community involvement it wants to provide. As a group of concerned San Lorenzo Valley residents, we are urging our neighbors to not support… Read More

Ben Lomond Fire station vintage photograph

Columns History

Pflueger and Rivera and the Ben Lomond Fire Station

August 19, 2021August 29, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Randall Brown A remarkable event is taking place at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Diego Rivera’s epic mural – “The Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and of the South on this Continent” – is being shown to the public for the first time in 80 years. The spectacular fresco – 74 by 22 feet… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

The Buns of Summer

August 14, 2021August 27, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Part 3 in the Mountain Fermenters series on summer cooking By Greg Roe and Mike De Smidt In the last two installments of our summer series, we discussed the perfect summer beer and fermented condiments. In this 3rd installment, we’ll discuss how to make your own fermented sourdough hamburger and hot dog buns for your summer feasts.. The most important… Read More

Coronavirus

County Public Health Department Officials Address the Increase in COVID Cases

August 12, 2021December 9, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Santa Cruz County Public Health Department Press Conference August 12, 2020 By Chris Finnie In an August 12th press conference on the county’s increase in COVID cases, Health Officer, Dr. Gail Newel gave attendees what she described as take-home messages: The Delta variant is here. It’s time to be vaccinated. Layer protection. Wear your mask indoors and in crowded outdoor… Read More

Commentary

Support for Fire Families Requested

August 12, 2021August 27, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

On the agenda for the August 10, 2021 Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting was an item of interest to victims of the August 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fires. Supervisors Bruce McPherson and Ryan Coonerty introduced a request for board approval to direct the Planning Department to assess and present options within county code that would allow fire families… Read More