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Haunting Santa Cruz
From unsettling nights at Brookdale Lodge to neighborhood ghost stories, author Aubrey Graves explores more than 100 locations in Supernatural Santa Cruz: The Ultima
Fortifying the Blue Wall
Measure D would expand Santa Cruz County’s coastal protections, giving voters a say over new onshore infrastructure supporting offshore drilling and seabed mining.
Haunting Santa Cruz
From unsettling nights at Brookdale Lodge to neighborhood ghost stories, author Aubrey Graves explores more than 100 locations in Supernatural Santa Cruz: The Ultima
Fortifying the Blue Wall
Measure D would expand Santa Cruz County’s coastal protections, giving voters a say over new onshore infrastructure supporting offshore drilling and seabed mining.
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.
Rest in Pizza
Mark C. Anderson bids a nostalgic farewell to Mama Celeste, samples the buzz around Sidepiece sushi and previews Manresa Bread’s Westside plans, plus local food festivals.
Happy Succession
From baker to co-owner, Javier Ortiz has grown with Kelly’s French Bakery since 1992. With his wife, Gabriela Hernandez, he’s preserving its legacy and bringing cakes back to individual customers.
Rest in Pizza
Mark C. Anderson bids a nostalgic farewell to Mama Celeste, samples the buzz around Sidepiece sushi and previews Manresa Bread’s Westside plans, plus local food festivals.
Happy Succession
From baker to co-owner, Javier Ortiz has grown with Kelly’s French Bakery since 1992. With his wife, Gabriela Hernandez, he’s preserving its legacy and bringing cakes back to individual customers.
Distinguished Artists
A remarkable piano meets Alexander Kobrin’s artistry, Ensemble Monterey opens an ambitious season, and local chamber ensembles offer more reasons to listen.
The Editor’s Desk
A hopeful look at Santa Cruz’s heated mayoral race, a delicious invitation to Restaurant Week and a little Halloween spirit—with good news from Cabrillo College and Watsonville.
The Editor’s Desk
A hopeful look at Santa Cruz’s heated mayoral race, a delicious invitation to Restaurant Week and a little Halloween spirit—with good news from Cabrillo College and Watsonville.




















