Best Bicycle Shop Bicycle Trip Project Bike sells about 900 bikes a year and services more than 3,000.
Best Cute Overload Beau and Theo’s Nap Habit In the fall of 2013, the Shyba family adopted a 7-week-old puppy from the...
Best Alternative Health Dr. Juli Mazi What it is? Naturopathy is an alternative-medicine system based on the theory that diet, exercise and...
Iconic editor Buz Bezore, who died last month at the age of 68, left a huge mark on Santa Cruz journalism ...
When healthy eating takes an unhealthy turn It starts out healthy enough—or seemingly so. Maybe someone started by cutting out processed foods....
Food waste is collected in more than 100 American communities. When will Santa Cruz County get on board?
Every 20 years, Time magazine depicts people in their 20s as “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow.” This time the target is the...
Local humanitarian and photojournalist Alekz Londos captures a powerful look at relief and despair in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in...
Savor every drop. Despite forecasts for rain, California remains in a state of drought emergency. Officials weigh on the steps being made...
On Feb. 26, 2013, Sgt. Loran ‘Butch’ Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler lost their lives in the line of duty. One year...
Muralist Taylor Reinhold’s dynamic push for public art gains speed
How gonzo journalist Rak Razam met his maker in the Peruvian Amazon—and lived to tell about it In the summer of 2006,...
Santa Cruz officials, locals and others weigh in on implementing Automatic License Plate Readers It had been a bright day in September...
Two local wedding photographers prove that love and creativity are a powerful mix
The ability to sort and query through expanding oceans of digital information takes an increasingly central role in the world. How far...
Public officials, members of the marijuana industry, and the community weigh in on the various factors that the county must consider as...
It wasn’t that long ago that Santa Cruz County was hit with a serious mortgage crisis and an eye-opening recession. Now that...
How an Emmy-winning writer and two award-winning music titans managed to unearth a promising musical about second chances and serve it to...
2013 was a great year for local literature. Find out which books made our top 10 must-read list. As 2013 comes to...
Since its recent groundbreaking event, Civinomics’ online users are posting their own civic initiatives for the community to vote on. Where will...
As its 80th anniversary approaches, the esteemed Walnut Avenue Women’s Center turns some of its focus toward families. How the directors hope...
Be bold. Make a positive difference. Start by learning more about four dynamic local nonprofits. A team of resilient individuals assists young...
In a compelling analysis, award-winning writer and author Sasha Abramsky expounds upon the 12 ways the GOP makes it challenging to thrive...
Even though the framers of the U.S. constitution included ‘the pursuit of happiness’ as our inalienable right endowed by Our Creator, only...
Local scientists help the remote atoll of Ulithi restore its marine habitat
Local experts weigh in on zombies, their recent surge in popularity, and the possibility of a zombie apocalypse They’ve risen from the...
The Festival of fire and Light gears up for round two at the Museum of Art & History We found the seven-headed...
An excerpt from ‘Santa Cruz is in the Heart Vol. II’ In the spring when the willows and chickens grew fat again...
One family’s mind-bending journey to survive war is captured in candid email exchanges between a Santa Cruzan and a Syrian woman. A...
Fashion and art merge together in one of the most festive artistic events of the season.