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Pockets of Disruption
As AI unsettles career expectations, Santa Cruz County students are reconsidering their paths. Roz Spafford explores local enrollment trends, students’ concerns and why educators emphasize subject knowledge, collaboration and learning to adapt.
Haunting Santa Cruz
From unsettling nights at Brookdale Lodge to neighborhood ghost stories, author Aubrey Graves explores more than 100 locations in Supernatural Santa Cruz: The Ultimate Edition
Pockets of Disruption
As AI unsettles career expectations, Santa Cruz County students are reconsidering their paths. Roz Spafford explores local enrollment trends, students’ concerns and why educators emphasize subject knowledge, collaboration and learning to adapt.
Haunting Santa Cruz
From unsettling nights at Brookdale Lodge to neighborhood ghost stories, author Aubrey Graves explores more than 100 locations in Supernatural Santa Cruz: The Ultimate Edition
Things to do in Santa Cruz
A decade of workshops and literary fellowship blooms in the Círculo de poetas & Writers Anthology, with poets reading Oct. 27 at 7pm at Satori Arts in Santa Cruz.
Rest in Pizza
Mark C. Anderson bids a nostalgic farewell to Mama Celeste, samples the buzz around Sidepiece sushi and previews Manresa Bread’s Westside plans, plus local food festivals.
Happy Succession
From baker to co-owner, Javier Ortiz has grown with Kelly’s French Bakery since 1992. With his wife, Gabriela Hernandez, he’s preserving its legacy and bringing cakes back to individual customers.
Rest in Pizza
Mark C. Anderson bids a nostalgic farewell to Mama Celeste, samples the buzz around Sidepiece sushi and previews Manresa Bread’s Westside plans, plus local food festivals.
Happy Succession
From baker to co-owner, Javier Ortiz has grown with Kelly’s French Bakery since 1992. With his wife, Gabriela Hernandez, he’s preserving its legacy and bringing cakes back to individual customers.
Distinguished Artists
A remarkable piano meets Alexander Kobrin’s artistry, Ensemble Monterey opens an ambitious season, and local chamber ensembles offer more reasons to listen.
The Editor’s Desk
What would Santa Cruz lose without Salsa by the Sea? Brad Kava reflects on the dancing that brings people together and introduces an issue filled with local creativity, community and a few pumpkin opinions.
The Editor’s Desk
What would Santa Cruz lose without Salsa by the Sea? Brad Kava reflects on the dancing that brings people together and introduces an issue filled with local creativity, community and a few pumpkin opinions.




















