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Wildflowers and Native Habitat Restoration

April 23, 2022May 5, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Pamela Morgan The air is crisp, the sky is blue, and everything is coming back to life! The trees are greener, the flowers growing, and the feeling is divine. Songbirds wing their way through the forest amidst the colors of the season; it’s as if you’re dreaming and you remember what the breeze feels like on bare skin. The… Read More

Local News Theater

Stagecraft: NextStage Productions Presents Theater for the Community

April 17, 2022May 2, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner The curtain parts and a crescendo of applause fades to an expectant hush as the orchestra strikes its first strains. The actor’s heart leaps to the limelight. Santa Cruz County is home to unending community spirit, unlimited talent, and plenty of uncommon expression. To celebrate the return of live theater, NextStage Productions is excited to share what’s… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News

CZU Fire Recovery – Where Are We Now?

April 6, 2022April 19, 2022 slvpost.comfire recovery0 comment

Time for County Officials to Shift Strategy to Support Fire Families By Jayme Ackemann In March we marked the pandemic’s second birthday. If it were a baby born two years ago, it would be walking and talking right now. For San Lorenzo Valley, the second anniversary of the CZU fire is just a few months away. Like the pandemic, the… Read More

Astrology Local News

Astrology: April’s Auspicious Skies

April 5, 2022April 17, 2022 slvpost.comastrology0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD April features the exact Jupiter and Neptune conjunction on April 12th in Pisces at 23°59’. I have been writing about this big event since late last year. Every twelve years, Jupiter meets up with Neptune in the sky, but this time it is occurring in the watery, intuitive sign of the fishes. Both planets are very… Read More

Business Local News

Redwood Keg Liquor & Deli Under New Ownership

April 3, 2022April 14, 2022 slvpost.comboulder creek3 Comments

By Michele Murphy If you’re heading north up Highway 9, The Redwood Keg is perched charmingly and unassumingly on the right, at the gateway of Boulder Creek, welcoming you into town with the intoxicating smell of barbeque. The Keg has changed hands and exciting innovations are now afoot! New owners Doug Woolard and Eunhee Lee are busy revitalizing the space… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News Parks

A Look at Big Basin

March 18, 2022April 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Larry Tierney Like many Department of Parks and Recreation employees, I spent part of my 35-year career up at Big Basin. It was my first State Parks job. I’m currently on the Board of Directors of the park’s cooperating association, Mountain Parks Foundation and have had the opportunity to tour the park on several occasions with the most recent… Read More

Books Local News

Following the Old Ways: Local Storyteller K.M. Rice Defies Convention

March 10, 2022April 6, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Kellie “K.M.” Rice grew up with books. “I was really fortunate that my parents read to me every night. It was this magical experience snuggled up next to my mom or dad and seeing the pictures and hearing the words, and it transported me somewhere else.” Rice wrote her first story as soon as she could put… Read More

Commentary Fire Recovery Local News

Commentary: Reimagining Big Basin Project Stakeholder Recommendations

March 6, 2022August 29, 2024 slvpost.comBig Basin0 comment

By Jesus Beltran To: Will Fourt, Senior Project Planner, Reimagining Big Basin Project Hi Will, My name is Jesus Beltran and I have lived a few miles from the old Big Basin Redwoods State Park headquarters since 2017. I used to visit the Park on an almost weekly basis, logging hundreds of miles on its fire roads on my mountain… Read More

Business Infrastructure Local News Tourism

Dispelling the Myths Around the Roaring Camp-RTC Debate

March 3, 2022March 8, 2022 slvpost.comRoaring Camp12 Comments

By Jayme Ackemann Earlier this year, Roaring Camp launched an aggressive campaign to defend its right to operate freight on the Felton Branch Line that connects to the line owned by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC). The campaign came in response to RTC’s move to consider requesting the forced abandonment of freight operations, initially on the Felton… Read More

Education Local News

Charter School Information Nights with SLVUSD

February 28, 2022March 6, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District announces its Charter Information Nights. Parents who wish to learn about all programs within the Charter program for grades K through 12, can attend theAll Homeschool-Hybrid Programs Information Night on March 8, 2022, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Arrive at earlier at 5:00 pm to tour the campus. Nature Academy’s Information Night for… Read More