Cover Stories
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21.6K3The 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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3.7K2City Counseling: Can Santa Cruz Detoxify City Hall?
Calls for a change in work culture after a report confirms misconduct by two city councilmembers
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4.2K3Doors’ John Densmore on the High Cost of Not Selling Out
Rock icon talks Jim Morrison’s legacy, passing on $15 million, and his new book
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5.2K1The New Sober
A first-of-its-kind local hammock café is part of a new crop of businesses specializing in herbal elixirs that fill a social void...
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2.1K1How to Live to 101
Local seniors on dancing, fitness and avoiding the ‘ninny’ trap
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3.0KSanta Cruz Lifeguards’ Long Road to Going Pro
Rescues are up along the Santa Cruz coastline, but saving lives doesn't always translate to making a living
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2.9KThe Santa Cruz Roots of Pat Simmons Jr.’s Music and Activism
Son of Doobie Brothers co-founding guitarist comes to Moe’s Alley
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2.6K1Terry McAuliffe Brings Charlottesville Book to Santa Cruz
Former Virginia governor takes on white nationalism
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3.1KThe Composers Behind Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 2019
Voting rights, RBG and more take center stage
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4.3K3The Hidden Legacy of Santa Cruz’s Chinatown
Uncovering the fate of one of historic Chinatown’s most famous residents reveals the harsh realities faced by his community
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5.9K1How Santa Cruz’s Dr. Doom Beat Extinction Anxiety
UCSC biologist Barry Sinervo’s groundbreaking lizard extinction research could predict the wrath of climate change—and what to do about it
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7.5K6Santa Cruz Expat’s Book Explains ‘Why We Left’
Janet Blaser collects the stories of 27 U.S. women who moved to Mexico
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9.5K3How Santa Cruz Swung Two Elections in El Salvador
The story of a local politico who got caught up in the highest levels of Central American politics
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3.5KWhy Carlos Santana Calls Himself a ‘Real Hippie’
From Woodstock to ‘Supernatural’ and now ‘Africa Speaks,’ Carlos Santana brings the global spirit home
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8.7K4How Nina Simon Reinvented Santa Cruz Art
The outgoing director of the Museum of Art & History talks art elitism, forging new community ties and what’s next
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4.4KMillennials’ New Breed of Nostalgia
Why the 9/11 generation is caught between Hanson and the hyperreal
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5.9K1The Santa Cruz Roots of the Organic Movement
As organic goes mainstream, Cathy Calfo steps down from the group that started it all
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8.2K1Santa Cruz Legal Experts Talk RBG, Gender and Equal Rights
A lawyer, a judge and an activist on how Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has inspired them and changed the legal...
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10.1K3The Fight Over Santa Cruz County Beach Access
A changing coastline and another real estate boom fuel a new wave of access disputes
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6.4K1Can Yoga Be a Tool for Political Change?
Beyond the self-care craze is an opportunity for activism
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3.7KShane Mauss Brings Psychedelic Stand-Up Act to Santa Cruz
After pushing the limits of consciousness to the edge in new documentary ‘Psychonautics,’ comedian Shane Mauss brings his science-and-psychedelics-themed shows to Santa...
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4.0KThe Dawn of Cannabis Tourism
New farm tour goes behind the scenes of local marijuana production
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4.5KWhat We Don’t Know About CBD—and Why
The would-be wonder drug is stalled by legal uncertainty about cannabis
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3.6KAre Cannabis-Related Hospital Visits on the Rise?
Anxiety, edibles and emergency room detox
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3.7KSanta Cruz Native Jen Otter Bickerdike On ‘Why Vinyl Matters’
UK transplant and author cherishes hometown that shaped music taste
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5.5K2Lines of Duty: An Afghan Translator’s Path to Santa Cruz
Sayed Nadim Hashimi risked everything to work with U.S. special forces—but he knows many of his colleagues will be left behind
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5.8KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Shopping & Services
The best clothing stores, auto shops, tattoo parlors and more
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4.1KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Music & Nightlife
The best breweries, pubs, places to play pool and more
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3.5KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Health & Recreation
The best personal trainers, yoga studios, surf spots and more
