Boulder Creek Protest for Black Lives Matter
Boulder Creek gathers in peaceful protest after death of George Floyd on Tuesday June 2, 2020. #BlackLivesMatter
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Monterey Bay Halibut Tempura
Monterey Bay Halibut served with Butter Braised Cabbage and Ponzu Sauce
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Self-Care in a Crisis
Herbs and preventative advice for self-care during a crisis. From Jen Padgett at Aum Herbs in Boulder Creek, California
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Sheltering in Place: For the Love of San Lorenzo Valley
Love letter to the San Lorenzo Valley from P. Maya Morgan
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The Wrinkly Beat: Transition
There is a chance that, when this pandemic is finally over, things will be disturbing and painful for a good while. But that’s transition for you.
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Commentary: Remarkable Times
By Bruce Henderson A remarkable feature of the coronavirus pandemic is how it has put into stark relief issues that have long been simmering in the American landscape. It is as if most of the water has drained away to reveal a lost town on the bottom of a reservoir. The need for changes long called for have now become…
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Landmarks and Legends: Mountain Lore
By Randall Brown When I settled in Boulder Creek 20 years ago, I was impressed by the respect for its history indicated by the dates painted on its historic structures. As I became more familiar with the place, I realized that two of the proudly displayed numbers were inaccurate. Neither the Old Fireman’s Hall nor the one mislabeled “Basham House”…
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Join the SLV Nightly Howl
Neighbors from Boulder Creek to Felton and beyond gather individually and as families every evening at 8:00 PM to send a soulful message to the Universe. Some honor the health care workers. Some honor the dead. All of us honor each other to combat feelings of isolation and uncertainty in these unsettling times. In the primal still of the forest,...
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A Stitch in Time
By Carey Wagner Liston I’m a social music teacher longing to be back in school creating music with my students. The past few weeks have been extremely difficult. Feeling like I needed to channel my energy, I started sewing face masks. I called my mother, who in my mind is a master seamstress, to walk me through my first mask.…
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Walking Towards Freedom
Walking can be a healthy and dynamic meditation. Think of all the different ways people move...fast, slow, forward, backward, side to side, up and down. Bones, connective tissue, joints, muscles, and nerves orchestrate this beautiful dialogue within our body.
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