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A Visit with the Last Private Owners of Quail Hollow Ranch

March 16, 2023April 2, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

Harry and Maude Owen – Quail Hollow Ranch 1957 to 1974 By Richard James and Jim Bahn In November of 1957, Hayward, California rancher Harry Owen and his wife, Maude, purchased Quail Hollow Ranch from Sunset Magazine owner Larry Lane. Harry Owen, a descendant of an old time California ranching family, sold his Hayward ranch as urban development began to… Read More

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Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Pastured Egg & Wilted Sorrel atop Toasted Sourdough

March 13, 2023June 13, 2023 slvpost.comeggs, sourdough0 comment

By Alison Steele Eggs on toast with wilted greens is a combination older than the hills enjoyed by folks and farmers everywhere. I heard KBCZ’s Tina Davey raving about toast on the radio stacked with eggs and avocado as a quick nutritious meal while stocking the camper with goodies for our spring campout. Erin Valdivia, bread baker extraordinaire and cohost… Read More

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Columns History Local History

Fredda Carr’s Photography Studio | Local History

March 12, 2023December 26, 2024 slvpost.comben lomond, fredda carr, Mill Street0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported record snow in the county on January 28, 1957. Pictured above from that day is the snow-covered Ben Lomond studio of photographer Fredda C. Carr (1903-1992). Fredda was born in Massachusetts in 1903. Her family moved to California a few years later. In 1949 Fredda moved to Boulder Creek opening a photography… Read More

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Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

The Busiest Month in the Garden

March 5, 2023June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly March might be the busiest month in the garden. For the Spring vegetable garden, you’re selecting and planting seeds in flats or in soil. You are prepping your veggie beds with compost, either by scratching it in with a soil rake or digging it in with a shovel. And you are knee deep in invasive Winter annual… Read More

Astrology Columns

March Astrology: Pisces Season

March 4, 2023March 15, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge PhD March begins with some planetary joy and play! The cosmic weather starts the month with a fiery push in love’s direction, as Venus in Aries conjuncts Jupiter on March 1st. Passions fly, but remember Aries as a sign is where we need to have courage and claim our right to take up space with another. But… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Real Estate by the Numbers

March 1, 2023September 28, 2023 slvpost.comreal estate0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer 2022’s home price gains are getting erased as prices dropped compared to last January: around 10% in Santa Cruz County, 6% in Santa Clara County, and 13% in San Lorenzo Valley. Although the SLV figure isn’t statistically reliable because only 10 homes sold in January, it illustrates the trend. The Mercury News reports home prices across the… Read More

Columns History Local History

A Glimpse of the Past: County Bank in Felton 1950s

February 12, 2023December 26, 2024 slvpost.com1950s, county bank, felton, Highway 9, history, local history0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek From the image above, can you tell where this bank was located? The Felton branch of the County First Savings Bank (established in 1870 as the Santa Cruz Bank of Savings and Loan) opened in November 1948. The Santa Cruz branch opened the first “Drive-up Teller” in the area in 1953. The name was officially changed in… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Bright Spots in the Real Estate Outlook

February 7, 2023September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer We Santa Cruz Mountains residents are still recovering from this winter’s brutal onslaught of back-to-back atmospheric river storms. We’ve been through evacuations, multiple road closures (some of which will last for years), fallen trees and branches, slides, floods, property and electronics damage*, intermittent loss of internet and cell phone coverage, and frequent/lengthy power outages across the County.… Read More

Astrology Columns

February Stargazing Awakens the Heart

February 6, 2023February 17, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD Welcome, stargazers, to February, the most romantic month of the year! Let’s face it. With all the storms and rain this year, we could use a little Valentine love and sensual pleasure. And the cosmic sky agrees! Full steam ahead this month with our strategic plans as well, as finally all planets are moving direct. The… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Taqueria Style Fermented Carrots

February 1, 2023February 9, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Thomas Andersen My family frequents a local Mexican restaurant where the food is delicious and plentiful. But the capper is in the condiments, especially the pickled spicy carrot/jalapeno/onion medley. They won’t sell me jars of the stuff, and loading up on the little to-go cups is just not right. So, I made my own. A brief search through grandma’s… Read More