Corralitos News

Would you ever guess a dahlia named after a cow could be one of the most beautiful new varieties in the world? This is what happened to "Sweetness," a new dahlia variety from Corralitos Gardens, the dahlia nursery owned by Monterey Bay locals Kevin Larkin and Karen Znyder.

Maeve and Thomas Devlin celebrated their 60th anniversary recently. The couple were married Oct.

Neighborly advice: Santa Cruz Neighbors has, in five years, grown into an umbrella organization that has become a strong stakeholder as the city grapples with crime, safety and health issues.

B Y NOW, we all know that the Santa Cruz Mountains are home to dozens of small artisanal wineries.

Artist Reception Tom Wolver and Ron Lion Join Tom Wolver and Ron Lion as they present their holiday collections.

Terry Johnson of Boulder Creek doesn't mind being just a cog in the Operation Christmas Child machine.

The show was sponsored October 24 by the Cabrillo Host Lions to make people aware that many items that are normally thrown out can be recycled and often made into outstanding works of art.

"Usually, when people find out about us, they cannot believe there is such a fine gallery in the area.

A 22-year-old man walking home from a friend's house Thursday evening was robbed and shot, police reported.

T HIS YEAR'S San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition gave gold medals to the Storrs 2007 Santa Cruz Mountain and the 2007 Stu Miller Vineyard chardonnays.

Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel Smoke fills the drainages above Corralitos as a Cal Fire helicopter makes a reconnaissance run over the Loma Fire on Sunday.

Don White will lead the last bonsai workshop of the year at 1 p.m. Saturday at Alladin Nursery, 2905 Freedom Blvd., Corralitos.

Michael Spencer was in the middle of dinner with his wife and son Tuesday night when the garage of their Aptos home caught fire and quickly spread to the attic, engulfing the front of the white single-story house.

Evacuation orders have been lifted for the Eureka Canyon and Corralitos areas in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

As resourceful residents navigated the mountainous Eureka Canyon area more easily Friday, county officials continued the mop-up and began tallying the financial damage for a possible plea for state disaster funds.

The final mandatory evacuation orders in Santa Cruz County were lifted Friday morning several days after a storm pounded the area.

A mandatory evacuation order remains in effect for dozens of homes in Santa Cruz County Thursday due to the threat of landslides and flooding caused by a powerful storm that struck the Bay Area Tuesday, a county emergency services official said.

Evacuated residents of Corralitos, Calif., were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday after a powerful storm caused mudslides all over the Santa ...

The Associated Press 7 comments A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain eased Wednesday without causing the widespread mudslides and debris flows that California residents had feared.

At 5 p.m., Santa Cruz County emergency officials called for evacuations along Eureka Canyon Road in Corralitos.