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Bear’s Hideaway in San Juan Bautista is hosting a Valentine’s Day 50-50 raffle to support restoration of Lauren E. Verutti Park as part of the San Juan Rotary Club’s effort.

The county's Police Activities League is partnering with the city on two free sports programs—tennis and baseball—for local youths.

A new operator has signed a five-year lease to oversee the nine-hole golf course at Bolado Park facing financial problems under prior management.

At Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park above Santa Cruz, a single ridge separates two very different habitats. Walking the trails on the park’s east side through bright slopes of mixed evergreen trees and chaparral, it seems so unlikely that just over the hill giant redwoods nearly 300 feet tall shade a forest floor dark, moist and green. The great thing about this park is that both settings are within easy reach of a day hiker.

San Benito County's unemployment rate was at 9.4 percent in the most recent figures released by the state.

Last August we sent Junior off to college. It was horrible. I spent the entire day trying to be cheerful and happy, when all I really wanted to do was cry. Junior looked like all he wanted to do was get rid of his mother. I honestly think Harry could have stayed because the entire time he was helping Junior assemble the $3 million worth of useless dorm organization crap I bought*, he kept talking about how fun college life was and giving helpful advice on what co-eds to avoid and how keep track of your red Solo cup at a party.

Despite having a father who is a professional horse-cutting trainer, Riley Bishop never got into the sport until three years ago.

Mardi Gras is around the corner and I feature a recipe quintessential to New Orleans this time of year. I was torn on which recipe I would feature this week, but after much consideration, I decided to part with one of my “secret” recipes.

With a knit sweater, purple, pink and green shirt and dangly earrings, Maribel Ramos dressed the part of the artist.

Something I’ve noticed about public high schools is that they tend to stick around for a really long time. Standing strong, these Grande Dames of academia continue turning out, year after year, tomorrow’s productive citizens.