Brad Kava reflects on American absurdity, Wallace Baine’s provocative new novel, the loss of Oliver Tree, Brett Dennen’s artful show and local community news.
The Healthy Way marks 40 years of helping Santa Cruz County residents pursue sustainable health, nutrition and lifestyle changes with a June 27 anniversary party and health fair.
This week’s Free Will Astrology finds liberation in minimalism, guidance in inherited wisdom, healing in unexpected places and beauty in life’s strategic irregularities.
Good Times editor Brad Kava celebrates the unexpected discoveries found in print, from local music and arts stories to Gabrielle Stocker’s remarkable bequest, Cheryl Anderson’s return (above) and a dose of World Cup fever.
This week’s letters include news of the Sri Chinmoy Peace Run coming through Santa Cruz, a remembrance of Nancy Park from the Resource Center for Nonviolence and reader comments on Oingo Boingo, Woody’s at the Watsonville Airport and Dusty Baker.
A Santa Cruz screening of The [M] Factor 2: Before the Pause brings women together to talk openly about perimenopause, menopause, shifting hormones and the search for better answers.
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology this week explores discipline, beauty, renewal, improvisation and self-trust, urging each sign to embrace process over perfection and rediscover the gifts waiting to be expressed.
This week’s Free Will Astrology invites readers to disrupt stale thinking, speak kindly to growing dreams, embrace growth edges and count their blessings.
Santa Cruz Pride and VegFest bring color, community and compassion to the weekend, while local news looks at hospital access, battery safety and wildfire resilience.
