Cover Stories
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700The Truth Behind the Most Iconic Beatles Cover
As ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ turns 50, artist Jann Haworth reveals how it really got made
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1.6KHow Toadal Fitness Went from Indie Gym to Having Multiple Locations
After 20 years in the business, Toadal Fitness founder shares his perspectives on the evolving world of fitness
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3.8K4The Secrets of UCSC’s Trail System
Hiking in Santa Cruz just got better, and more weird
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1.3KCabrillo Festival Launches Under New Leadership
Music director and conductor Cristian Măcelaru takes over as the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music enters a new era
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3.9K3The Complete Guide to Santa Cruz Burger Week
Where to find the burger of your dreams as the first annual culinary event hits Santa Cruz County on July 19
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1.2KComplete Guide to Santa Cruz’s Booziest Summer Reading Events
Our summer lit guide is not so think as you drunk it is
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2.2KFour Local Characters at the Forefront of Alternative Energy
Local pioneers in the alternative-energy movement look back at how far we’ve come, and how much more there is yet to do
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2.7K6Santa Cruz’s Historical African-American Baseball Team
Nearly erased from local history, the Santa Cruz Colored Giants challenged baseball’s racist rules in the Jim Crow era
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1.1KNathan Hill’s ‘The Nix’ and the New Age of Novels
In an era of fake news and ‘alternative truth,’ fiction is striking a chord
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2.4K1Daniel Stewart Makes a Statement with ‘Yuja II’
The return of classical superstar Yuja Wang underscores how conductor Daniel Stewart has transformed and elevated the Santa Cruz Symphony
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5.8K1Santa Cruz Remembers Jack O’Neill
The legacy of a beloved surfing innovator, ocean enthusiast and storied character
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1.2KThird Annual Ebb and Flow Event Celebrates the San Lorenzo River
River arts celebration of the slow-but-steady revival of the San Lorenzo comes amid continued challenges to its sustainability
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5.2K2Santa Cruz’s Abbott Square to Reopen After Decades of Underuse
Why Abbott Square could be the public space breakthrough that Santa Cruz needs
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2.3KMelissa Etheridge’s Surprising Connection to Santa Cruz
The American Music Festival headliner talks about music, politics and her local ties
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7.7K15The Untold Story of Pete the Poet
Remembering the late local poet Peter McLaughlin
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10.7K2Why is the Grave of Antoinette Swan Unmarked?
The historic Santa Cruz legacy and mana of Hawaiian-born Antoinette Swan
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2.7KEliquate Resurfaces Solo with New Album
How Eliquate became the biggest rapper on the Santa Cruz scene, lost it all, and found himself again
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2.3K1UCSC Grads on the Cutting Edge of Social Justice Activism
Carmen Perez, national co-chair of the Women’s March on Washington, and Amelia McDonell-Parry, of the podcast ‘Undisclosed,’ speak to GT
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3.0K1How a Local Company is Shaping the Future of Virtual Reality
With its groundbreaking camera work, small Santa Cruz production studio Impact Creative is having a huge impact on virtual reality technology
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4.6K1Rising International Helps Women in 26 Countries Craft Their Futures
Local nonprofit works with women all over the world—and right here in Santa Cruz
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6.8K10How Mountain Bikers Beat Heroin Hill
Over the last 20 years, the Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz group has revolutionized cycling advocacy
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3.7KSanta Cruz’s Warming Center Brings Deeper Look at Homelessness
As the Warming Center receives a NEXTies award for Nonprofit of the Year this week, the activist behind it searches for long-term...
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9.9K2Readers Picks: Best of Santa Cruz County 2017
GT readers voted on the best of everything Santa Cruz County, and here are the results
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4.6K3The Legacy of Doug Ross: Modern Renaissance Man
The late local fixture was an engineer, inventor, educator, volunteer animal rescuer, and friend to many
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2.9KBest of Santa Cruz County 2017: Editor’s Picks
Our annual salute to the quirky corners of Santa Cruz greatness and strangeness
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7.9KBest Of Santa Cruz County 2017: Food & Drink
The best restaurants, happy hour, seafood, brunch, desserts and more
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2.2K1Best Of Santa Cruz County 2017: Art & Culture
The best festivals, art galleries, performers, artists and more
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2.3KBest Of Santa Cruz County 2017: Music & Nightlife
The best breweries, pubs, places to play pool and darts, local musicians, happy hour and more
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3.2KBest Of Santa Cruz County 2017: Shopping & Services
The best clothing and shoe stores, auto repair services, tattoo and piercing parlors and more