County Building Shut Down: Mysterious White Powder Found

The Santa Cruz County Governmental Center on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz was evacuated Friday morning—along with the adjacent Superior Courthouse—after a suspicious white substance was reportedly mailed to U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s office. According...

Lightning Struck

Sleepbomb brings a live psychedelic and post-doom score to the 1931 Frankenstein at the Rio Theatre, inviting fresh sympathy for its misunderstood creature.

County Building Shut Down: Mysterious White Powder Found

The Santa Cruz County Governmental Center on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz was evacuated Friday morning—along with the adjacent Superior Courthouse—after a suspicious white substance was reportedly mailed to U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s office. According...

Lightning Struck

Sleepbomb brings a live psychedelic and post-doom score to the 1931 Frankenstein at the Rio Theatre, inviting fresh sympathy for its misunderstood creature.
Liz Longley in a white shirt, seated with an acoustic guitar beside a black-and-white tiled floor.

Things to do in Santa Cruz

Singer-songwriter Liz Longley brings her emotionally resonant Americana to Boulder Creek's Lille Aeske on Friday, Oct. 23, for an intimate evening in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Sweet Freedom

Uncork Corralitos leads a busy October lineup of local tastings, a floating pumpkin patch at Simpkins, Chaminade’s Moon Dinner and a farm-to-table benefit supper.
Barbecue pork ribs and tri-tip with potato salad and mac and cheese at Mission St BBQ

All That Smoke

Mission St. BBQ brings oak-smoked brisket, tri-tip and Texas-style hospitality to Santa Cruz. General Manager Humberto Olivera shares his passion for the food and the people.

Sweet Freedom

Uncork Corralitos leads a busy October lineup of local tastings, a floating pumpkin patch at Simpkins, Chaminade’s Moon Dinner and a farm-to-table benefit supper.
Barbecue pork ribs and tri-tip with potato salad and mac and cheese at Mission St BBQ

All That Smoke

Mission St. BBQ brings oak-smoked brisket, tri-tip and Texas-style hospitality to Santa Cruz. General Manager Humberto Olivera shares his passion for the food and the people.

Hello Again—Todd’s Rio Theatre Return

Inside the restless musical mind of Todd Rundgren: an exclusive conversation about songs, creative surprises and collaboration ahead of his Oct. 22 Rio Theatre show.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

Readers weigh in on the Anton Solana development, wetlands protection, Jaron Lanier’s AI comments and housing infrastructure, plus Dominican Hospital’s free diaper program.

The Editor’s Desk

Brad Kava celebrates a Santa Cruz week overflowing with film, comedy, monsters, live music and community gatherings—and the happy challenge of choosing what to see.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

Readers weigh in on the Anton Solana development, wetlands protection, Jaron Lanier’s AI comments and housing infrastructure, plus Dominican Hospital’s free diaper program.

The Editor’s Desk

Brad Kava celebrates a Santa Cruz week overflowing with film, comedy, monsters, live music and community gatherings—and the happy challenge of choosing what to see.
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