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.Letters to the Editor

March 25, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

One band has found a way to make it big, playing great music here for 40 years. How did the Banana Slugs do it? Our writer, DNA, talked to them to find out.

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.Wellness

March 25, 2025

Soulistic Care

What sets the newly opened SoulCare Studios apart isn’t just the eclectic mix of offerings—or even the psychedelics. It’s the people behind it.

.Astrology

March 25, 2025

Free Will Astrology

Week of March 27, 2025

.Letters to the Editor

March 25, 2025

LETTERS

I am reaching out to encourage a discussion on banning the retail sale of nitrous oxide (N₂O) in Santa Cruz County

.Letters to the Editor

March 19, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

Before the days of mega corporations owning media, newspapers were owned by wealthy entrepreneurs who were members of their communities and invested in their well-being...

.Letters to the Editor

March 19, 2025

LETTERS

As a resident of Santa Cruz, I am outraged by the recent dismantling of USAID, an agency that has worked for over six decades to promote peace, stability and global prosperity.

.Astrology

March 19, 2025

Free Will Astrology

Week of March 20, 2025

.Wellness

March 19, 2025

Mindful Moments

Bob Stahl’s résumé reads like a who’s who of mindfulness history, blending decades of experience in meditation, psychology and teaching.

.Street Talk

March 19, 2025

Street Talk

What is your #1 favorite go-to ice cream?

.Wellness

March 12, 2025

Superfood Spotlight

Once dismissed as boring... beans are now stepping into the culinary spotlight. Not only are they delicious, but they pack a nutritional punch

.Letters to the Editor

March 12, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

There’s so much to be learned and enjoyed from the past. Art is our time machine to revisit and delve into what came before...

.Letters to the Editor

March 11, 2025

LETTERS

I am suffering more this morning than in the past days from being poisoned by the world’s largest lithium-ion battery fire at Moss Landing. My eyes and tongue are burning...

.Astrology

March 11, 2025