Cover: Ashes to Ashes
The American cremation biz has become an entrepreneurial free-for-all, with memorial options ranging from the beautiful to the bizarre.

News: Nüz
Fast-food justice day; mayor quashes gadfly; statue smasher update.

Bruce Bratton: The Santa Cruz Business Council works behind the scenes; this week's movies.

Work: Craig's dead, baby, and nothing is real anymore.

Subject Matters: Janjaap Dekker, the photo editor of El Andar, has made a career of socially conscious photography.

U Must Remember This: The cost is high, but U2 delivers some high-powered, audience-friendly rock on Elevation tour.

Beyond the Warhorse: Bay Shore Lyric Opera opens a new era in local productions with marvelous 'Lucia di Lammermoor.'

Sights & Sounds: Street musicians strut their stuff on CDs.

Soylent Green Revisited: Paradise Sushi creates wittily named and delicious sushi specials.

Word of Mouth: Black China Bakery specializes in sumptuous treats, from scones to mile-high chocolate cake.

Capital Ideas: A progressive couple takes up the cause of a condemned man in 'The Widow of Saint-Pierre.'

Weekly World Web: What a wonderful, wonderful Wiz he was.