Cover Stories
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1.5K1Lessons on Polarization from Journalist Ezra Klein
What Santa Cruz and the rest of the nation can learn from “Why We’re Polarized”
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1.4KThe Carolyn Sills Combo Revisits What Happened in ‘El Paso’
Santa Cruz songwriters create backgrounds for the characters in the original epic love song
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2.0K1Raiderette Mackenzie Vojvoda Puts a Different Twist on Yoga
Watsonville yoga instructor combines dance experience with holistic approach
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2.5K1Blossom’s Farmstore and Coffee Shop Offers Health-Conscious Hub
New cafe in Corralitos brings biodynamics to the people
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2.8K1Keith Greeninger on Songwriting, Social Justice and ‘Human Citizen’
Santa Cruz singer-songwriter to release new album at Jan. 31 show
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2.5K1Will Local Police Departments be the Next to Sign Ring Camera Deals?
Rising use of Amazon’s security camera company Ring raises privacy questions
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2.6KHow 8 Tens @ 8 Became a Theater Phenomenon
Santa Cruz’s 10-minute-play festival celebrates 25 years
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3.6KThe Birds and the Bees of Santa Cruz
Your burning local environmental science questions, answered
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6.3K1Tammi Brown and All the Things We Are
With the ‘Lost Jazz Songbook’ series, local musician Tammi Brown is changing the way we think about jazz, pop and musical tradition
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3.0K1The Year in Review: 2019
The good, the bad and the weird this year in Santa Cruz County
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5.8K2Jory Post’s Best Worst Year
After a devastating medical prognosis, Santa Cruz writer and artist Jory Post is hitting new artistic heights
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3.2K1California’s Post-Impeachment Future
Rep. Jimmy Panetta and other insiders on political life after Trump
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6.4KWelcome to Deepfake Hell
The murky future of tech-addled Democracy
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19.1K6The Untold Netflix Origin Story
How the company that upended entertainment got its start in Santa Cruz
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7.9K2Santa Cruz Gives 2019: A Guide to Holiday Giving
From housing to animal rights to youth education, more local nonprofits than ever are joining the giving revolution
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4.4KDan Bern on Smashed Guitars and His Move to Santa Cruz
Singer-songwriter plays Moe’s Alley on the heels of new album
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6.7K4The Rebirth of Santa Cruz’s Court of Mysteries
The quirky subject of much Westside lore gets an overhaul by new owners
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5.6K6Tick Bait: The Secret History of Lyme Disease
Did a secret Cold War program lead to an outbreak of Lyme disease?
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7.6K1A Guide to Santa Cruz Restaurant Week 2019
For the 11th-annual foodie event, 34 restaurants will offer special reduced-price menus Oct. 16-23
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5.9K1How Bookshop Santa Cruz Became a Symbol of Survival
A deeply personal downtown crisis united the community after the Loma Prieta quake
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15.1K6The Earthquake That Ended the Santa Cruz Hippie Era
A Loma Prieta-themed walking tour of downtown
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2.5KSanta Cruz Film Fest: 5 Must-See Picks for 2019
Surreal art, 80's horror and a skate legend stand out in this year's lineup
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3.0KSanta Cruz Film Fest 2019: Tech Before Its Time in ‘General Magic’
Documentary about the pre-iPhone visionary shows it’s possible to be too smart, too early
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4.1KSanta Cruz Film Fest 2019: M.A.P.S. Stars in Psychedelic Doc ‘Dosed’
Gripping story of addiction and therapeutic psychedelics spotlights local research
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3.7K1How Life Lab Pioneered the Garden Classroom
Nonprofit with UCSC roots celebrates 40 years of outdoor education
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6.2KMalcolm Gladwell on the Pitfalls of ‘Talking to Strangers’
Ahead of Sept. 21 event, the author talks taking on controversial subjects, and why his new audiobook is a podcast
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3.3K1Pivot’s Runway For Political Protest
From gun violence to the avant garde at ‘Pivot: The Art of Fashion’
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32.7K4The Rise of Watsonville YouTube Sensation Louie Castro
Makeup, muckbangs and going from Kmart to the red carpet with the 20 year-old followed by 1.8 million people
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6.6K2City Counseling: Can Santa Cruz Detoxify City Hall?
Calls for a change in work culture after a report confirms misconduct by two city councilmembers
