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James Dean Mural at the Brookdale Lodge

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The Brookdale Lodge Gets Its Dean Iconic James Dean mural at the Brookdale Lodge nears completion on Valentine’s Day, 2018. San Lorenzo Valley eagerly anticipates the art installation and the imminent reopening of the historic Brookdale Lodge. By Mari A. Porter and Julie Horner WOW! The new mural is in progress! According to Monterey County based artist, John Cerney, the… Read More
Boulder Creek Business Main Street Main Street SLV 

Boulder Creek Brewery Switches Hitches

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Beloved Restaurant and Brewery on the Move By Julie Horner On March 29th, 2015 the well-loved Boulder Creek Brewery was gutted by fire. The building remains, an empty shell, at 13040 Highway 9, the epicenter of Boulder Creek. A “For Sale” sign tacked to the façade has signaled the end of an era for months now. Too many hurdles, they’ve… Read More
Felton Fuse Factory History Local History 

Felton Fuse Factory

Lisa Robinson,
By Lisa Robinson In 1869, a fuse factory was erected on Zayante Creek in Felton. The company was incorporated as Lake Superior and Pacific Fuse Company and the principal stockholders were the inventors and patentees Richard Uren, Thomas Dunstone, and Joseph Blight. The plant was also known as the Eagle Fuse-works. The machinery was driven by three 5-hp water wheels.… Read More
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The Brookdale Lodge to Reopen

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On the Road to Resurrection, History in the Remaking By Julie Horner Peering through a jagged window, the bare bulbs of workmen’s shop lights illuminate what seem like bones and sinew – open studs and joists – which frame little now but bareness and dust. The fireplace where the lounge used to be stands alone without walls. While stairs and… Read More
Business Local News Main Street Main Street SLV Radio 

KBCZ Boulder Creek Community Radio Finds New Home

Julie Horner,
By Julie Horner From the window overlooking the bustling intersection of this one-stop small mountain town, a constant stream of people and cars kaleidoscope past in a blur of sound and color. Afternoon sun brightens newly painted walls, the space clean, comfortably spare, and cozy yet with plenty of wiggle room to work the imagination. Sheltered within the KBCZ’s freshly… Read More
Local News Water 

Active Slide Hampers Access to SLVWD Lyon Surface Water Treatment Plant

Julie Horner,
By Julie Horner It started about three weeks ago as a 6-inch crack. An employee noticed and said, “There’s a crack forming over there…better put some cold-patch on it.” The Lyon Surface Water Treatment Plant and its 3-million gallon welded steel holding tank, located at the top of a narrow, gated SLVWD access road about a mile from downtown Boulder… Read More