Orange Capitola Bluff Fence Project construction sign beside the coastal trail.

Fenced Out

A new concrete safety fence along the Capitola bluff is already crumbling, and transportation officials say defective materials or faulty installation are likely to blame.
Shanty Shack co-owner Nathan Van Zandt standing in front of a colorful mural.

Brewing Up Art

Shanty Shack Brewing’s Tuesday Art Night gives Santa Cruz painters, musicians, DJs and freestyle rappers a place to create, collaborate and find community over a beer.
Orange Capitola Bluff Fence Project construction sign beside the coastal trail.

Fenced Out

A new concrete safety fence along the Capitola bluff is already crumbling, and transportation officials say defective materials or faulty installation are likely to blame.
Shanty Shack co-owner Nathan Van Zandt standing in front of a colorful mural.

Brewing Up Art

Shanty Shack Brewing’s Tuesday Art Night gives Santa Cruz painters, musicians, DJs and freestyle rappers a place to create, collaborate and find community over a beer.
Twin Fin band members carrying a vintage surfboard outdoors.

Things to do in Santa Cruz

Honolulu surf-rock band Twin Fin brings its blend of surf, country, ’60s pop and alternative rock to Felton Music Hall on Sunday, Aug. 16.
Exterior of Poon Sup Thai Cuisine in Scotts Valley.

Thai Game

Chef Nongluk Ritter brings recipes rooted in her childhood in Thailand to Poon Sup Thai Cuisine, the new Scotts Valley restaurant she owns with husband Myles Ritter.
Close-up of a brown-and-white dog looking into the camera.

Fusion Fantasy

The Scotts Valley Art, Wine & Beer Festival brings food, drink and a weekend of dog-friendly fun to Skypark, while new Filipino-Italian kitchen Osso adds another flavor to Scotts Valley.
Exterior of Poon Sup Thai Cuisine in Scotts Valley.

Thai Game

Chef Nongluk Ritter brings recipes rooted in her childhood in Thailand to Poon Sup Thai Cuisine, the new Scotts Valley restaurant she owns with husband Myles Ritter.
Close-up of a brown-and-white dog looking into the camera.

Fusion Fantasy

The Scotts Valley Art, Wine & Beer Festival brings food, drink and a weekend of dog-friendly fun to Skypark, while new Filipino-Italian kitchen Osso adds another flavor to Scotts Valley.
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Portrait of singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco against a black background.

Blazing her own path

Ani DiFranco has spent more than three decades proving artists can succeed on their own terms. The indie trailblazer brings her fiercely independent spirit to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Aug. 15.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

This week’s letters debate artistic freedom and Christina Waters’ scathing Cabrillo Festival review, while one longtime resident pushes back against criticism of Santa Cruz’s older generation.
UC Santa Cruz ParkMobile parking signs showing a two-hour maximum.

The Editor’s Desk

Good Times editor Brad Kava weighs UCSC’s controversial parking hikes, questions about campus transparency and why honest criticism—even a scathing review—is essential to credible journalism.
operation freedom paws, northern california non-profit, service dog training
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter

Letters

This week’s letters debate artistic freedom and Christina Waters’ scathing Cabrillo Festival review, while one longtime resident pushes back against criticism of Santa Cruz’s older generation.
UC Santa Cruz ParkMobile parking signs showing a two-hour maximum.

The Editor’s Desk

Good Times editor Brad Kava weighs UCSC’s controversial parking hikes, questions about campus transparency and why honest criticism—even a scathing review—is essential to credible journalism.
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