KBCZ 90.1 FM radio Entertainment Local News 

KBCZ 90.1 FM live shows back online

Great news from KBCZ 90.1 FM Boulder Creek Community Radio! With health safety precautions in place, local DJs are coming back to the studio to reinstate their live shows starting Monday, May 11! KBCZ 90.1 FM broadcasts 24/7. Streaming worldwide: www.kbcz.org Scheduling has been moved around a little, but the DJs are ready to regain the airwaves! Follow KBCZ to stay… Read More
San Lorenzo River by Chris Finnie Local News Weather 

Locals Prepare for the Pineapple Express

The upcoming storm Saturday thru Monday, January 7-9, has the potential to create quite an event in the SLV. Please try to minimize the impact to you and your family! Feel free to share this information and if you have any additions or changes, please feel free to email me at schla@yahoo.com. I try my best to compile the most... Read More
Mount Hermon Felton Bike Park Local News Recreation 

Felton Bike Park Controversy

Since 2013, plans for the Central Coast’s first mountain bike park in Felton have wended their way through the county planning process. Currently in the environmental impact report phase, the park would be located on the Felton Meadow, scene of a contentious 2008 battle between environmental activists and affordable housing advocates over 55 housing units. Environmentalists won that round. Because... Read More
Business Local News Main Street SLV Music 

Felton Music Hall: A New Live Music Experience

Felton Music Hall Offers an “ineffable” night on the town. By Julie Horner Felton’s famous dinner and dancing venue with a pedigree dating to the mid-century, promises a full immersion musical treat, dinner and drinks. Located in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the newly opened Felton Music Hall delivers an unrivaled live music experience. Those who love music… Read More
Local News Music 

Henflings to Reopen in Ben Lomond: A Neighborhood Hub Embraced

New owners, Erin Maye Zimmer and Josh Miller invite you to the new Henflings of Ben Lomond By Julie Horner The new lease holder at Henflings, Josh Miller said, “We’re working through the final stages of the liquor license with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and making sure our neighbors are comfortable. It’s our goal to distinguish… Read More
History Local News 

James Dean Mural at the Brookdale Lodge

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
Local News Radio 

KBCZ Boulder Creek Community Radio Finds New Home

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

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