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irish stout mountain fermenter Columns Food & Drink 

A Toast to the Irish Stout! Sláinte!

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Catching up with Emily Thomas of Santa Cruz Mountains Brewing By Greg Roe and Mike Desmidt March is brimming with reasons to celebrate: Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day! Ireland also celebrates the legend of Saint Brigid the Patron Saint of Beer and Brewing. The stories say she was working at a leper colony, and to… Read More
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Pure Passion: Musician and Educator Diane Bock

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Local Music Teacher Holds Down the Beat By Michele Murphy Passion, that’s the word that comes to mind when talking with accomplished musician, innovative music teacher, and Scotts Valley resident Diane Bock.  Besides her voracious appetite for learning new material to play, Ms. Bock, as her students call her, is focused on fresh ways to teach the magical language of music… Read More
Alison Steele Recipes from a Mountain Garden Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink 

Alison Steele: Recipes from a Mountain Garden

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New columnist alert! Alison Steele is on deck bringing us delicious home cooking inspired by her Boulder Creek organic garden. A Virginia transplant from 2003, Alison lives with her husband, two children, and cat in downtown Boulder Creek where she raises quail, chickens, fruit trees, vegetables and herbs. On the weekends she teaches reskilling workshops in her garden including knitting,… Read More
Felton california movie location the primal lure Columns History 

The Movies Come to Felton | Local History

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Plenty of Real Scenery for “The Primal Lure” By Randall Brown December 1915. The movie scouts needed to find a location for a Canadian Northwest story. The scenario called for forests, mountain trails, open clearings, and a river. Their instructions were clear: “No phony scenery.” They chose Felton. Carpenters quickly set to work recreating “Fort Lu Cerne,” a frontier trading… Read More
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A Journey Back in Time: Felton Ranch Offers Old Fashioned Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides

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By Julie Horner The spirited clip-clop of hooves on pavement and the creak and jingle of leather harnesses accompany the sweet aromas of alfalfa, horse sweat, fresh green manure, and moist earth on a mild Santa Cruz Mountains winter morning. Trotting in tandem, the pair of tow-headed horses toss their tresses in unison as homes and fields drift by. “Easy,… Read More
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Within Broadcast Range: KBCZ Boulder Creek Community Radio Increases Coverage

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By Mary Andersen On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, the Santa Cruz Mountains received a Heat Advisory alert from the National Weather Service. By Thursday the 16th, the Advisory became a Red Flag Warning. That Sunday beginning at 3:00 am, there were an estimated 2,500 lightning strikes overnight. By morning, smoke from what became known as the CZU Lightning Complex fire… Read More