Gypsy Cowboy Bill Laymon: American Bass Player
San Lorenzo Valley musician Bill Laymon
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Real Estate: 2nd Q 2020 Market Review
SLV Homes By “M.C.” Dwyer Market Review: 2nd Quarter 2020 During the second quarter of 2020, average home prices rose across most of our region. San Lorenzo Valley 2nd quarter average single family home prices rose about 6% compared to the 1st quarter, and when compared to this time in 2019, stayed nearly flat while the number of sales rose…
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Commentary: Reimagining Public Safety
By Chris Finnie Defund the Police? I first heard of this on a sign held by a young man at a Boulder Creek Black Lives Matter protest. When I asked what he meant, he asked me, “Wouldn’t you rather see more money spent on education instead?” It turns out to be a bigger issue than that, with lots of different…
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Navigating School Contingencies
In May and June, when COVID numbers were declining because of two months of shelter-in-place orders, it seemed feasible to envision a fall where case numbers were low enough that students could return safely to campuses with safeguards in place and modified schedules. But as case numbers have soared across the state, and wait-times for COVID test results can stretch...
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Looking for an Upside
By Julie Horner Well not so fast. Some of us had just sidled up to Joe’s newly refurbished bar…seats away from each other and mostly masked…not quite back to “normal” but doggone we could go down and get our pint and say hello to those scattered along the bar’s storied length and dial up a tune on the juke with…
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Commentary: Silver Linings During the Pandemic
By Kathryn Gordon There seems to be plenty to fret about these days, a pandemic, the news, long lines and new procedures at the market, inability to gather with friends and family for social reasons or important family traditions and ceremonies. Wasn’t life hard enough before we had to worry, that something invisible to the naked eye, could be lurking…
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Know Better, Do Better: The Complex Task of Talking About Race
Why is it so hard to talk about race? What do white-identified people who want to be part of the solution need to be aware of to move the healing process forward?
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Hop Kissed: Local Artist Designs Labels for Corralitos Brewing Company
Boulder Creek artist Nicky Gaston, the creative juice behind the beer labels for Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in Scotts Valley, just wrapped up a two-year artistic collaboration with Corralitos Brewing Co.
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Who Teaches Us Nutrition?
By Bruce Henderson Did you ever take a nutrition course in school? Did your school even offer one? Would you take one in college, unless you intended to become a dietitian? Unlikely! So who teaches most of us about what to eat? By default, advertisers. MacDonald’s alone spent $1.5 billion on advertising in the U. S. in 2018. Now think…
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Love Blooms over Zoom
Beth and Jim Thaxton exchanged wedding vows on Saturday June 13, 2020 at their home in Boulder Creek. The wedding was attended by close friends at social distance and streamed via Zoom to scores of admirers.
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