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Tech Backwoods: Eye in the Sky

February 20, 2022March 4, 2022 slvpost.com1 Comment

Boulder Creek Startup Hopes to Develop Drone Fire Management Technology By Julie Horner “We are 85% there,” said Ember Flash Aerospace co-founder and Boulder Creek resident Lee Kohlman. Kohlman, who holds a PhD in Engineering and is an Aerospace Research Engineer with NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View said the early stage startup, made up of mostly San Lorenzo… Read More

Skye Herrick Boulder Creek games and hobbies

Boulder Creek Business

Herrick Games and Hobbies

February 19, 2022February 1, 2025 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Skye Herrick started his gaming enterprise in September of 2019 in the back of his brother’s hardware store in Virginia. Itching to do something different and using the pandemic as a pivot point, he moved his family to Boulder Creek with the idea of starting a new store. Two days after the family moved in, they were… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Mountain Fermenters: A Taste of West Country White Ale

February 17, 2022August 29, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mike De Smidt and Greg Roe This month, we’re going on a fermentation adventure. West Country White Ale, sometimes called Devon White Ale, is a seemingly odd beer with roots back to at least the 1500s, perhaps even the Middle Ages. An ale variety that existed before hops were a common ingredient, it was traditionally brewed in Devon and… Read More

Events

LIVE MUSIC WEEKEND ROUNDUP FEB 25 TO FEB 27

February 15, 2022February 28, 2022 Julie Horner0 comment

Lots of sunshine and exceptional endeavoring to look forward to this weekend whether you’re relaxing with friends, working in the yard, or thinking of packing a picnic! Here’s the live music roundup for the weekend of February 25, 2022! Enjoy! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 The Dirt Rakers at The Sawmill Restaurant & Ale HouseFriday, February 25 at 5:00https://fb.me/e/4xNfIVafC Jim Lewin’s Musical… Read More

Education Local News

SLV High School Sign Refresh

February 15, 2022February 21, 2022 slvpost.comSLVUSD0 comment

By Dan Arndt San Lorenzo Valley High School gets a new sign! The new sign is the original which was put in place in 1954 when the school first opened, but had since been in storage. It was hand hewn out of a single piece of old growth redwood. The original chisel marks are still present in the sign. The sign… Read More

Events

LIVE MUSIC WEEKEND ROUNDUP FEB 18 TO FEB 20

February 14, 2022February 28, 2022 Julie Horner0 comment

Great news for the local music scene! Live music is now a “thing” at The Sawmill Restaurant & Ale House, and the Historic Brookdale Lodge celebrates the return of live music to the Lounge and outside in the Beer Garden. Stay tuned over the next few weeks as favorite hangs reopen to live music for the season with nice weather… Read More

Column: Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Valentine’s Treat: Dark Chocolate Canvases

February 13, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Alison Steele When I peek into the pantry, I try to imagine ways to use the stockpiles of dried fruits, jams, chutneys, and other delicacies preserved from summer’s bounty. The dried fruits seem to disappear first as they need no enticing off the pantry shelves. These little works of art require no fork or plate and instantly satiate the… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Love Never Fades in February’s Garden

February 12, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly February, the month of love and of Saint Valentine. We know little of Valentine, except that he lived in the 2nd century CE and lost his head after insisting on performing Christian rites in then pagan Rome. For his trouble (and accounts are gruesome), he was sainted about 300 years later, possibly on February 14. Valentine’s story… Read More

Local News

Santa Cruz County Lifts Mask Mandate on February 16

February 11, 2022September 10, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

Staff Report The County of Santa Cruz has announced that it will follow the majority of Bay Area counties in lifting mask requirements for indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16. The shift in policy aligns with recent determinations by health officials in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

SLV Home Sales in an Evolving Market

February 10, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer The California Association of REALTORS® just presented their 2022 economic outlook, expecting home prices to appreciate around 5%. It’s possible California peaked in August 2021 with a median home price of $830,000. 20% of homes for sale in SLV & SV have dropped their asking prices – but 80% of those price reductions occurred on homes in… Read More