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Home & Garden: The Clean Green Watering Machine
The graywater movement is helping Santa Cruzans conserve water, one load of laundry at a time. Also, random thoughts on greening up a domicile.

Ten Questions for Chris Eckstrom
The writer and videographer, who travels the globe working for National Geographic alongside her husband Frans Lanting, talks about her enthusiasm for fresh veggies, the charms of coastal California and her surfing plans.

Streetsigns
Writer Stephen Kessler takes a bike ride on the Westside.

The Design of Place
The Harrisons, pioneers in the field of ecological art, fix their focus on Santa Cruz.

The Bullhorn
The Flag on My Desk

Beatman Begins
Nicolas Cage and Chloe Moretz kick serious ass, but 'Kick-Ass' tries too hard to be a postmodern comic-book movie

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Music Calendar
Eighties New Wave sensation the Medflys return to their old Central Coast stomping ground, as do the Expendables. Exene Cervenka stops in Santa Cruz on an all-record-store tour of the West Coast.

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Soif's Up!
Under the leadership of Santos Majano, and never better, Soif's menu perfectly matches the diversity of showcase wines.

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The People's Poet
Poet, teacher and artist Gary Young embraces his role as the first poet laureate of Santa Cruz County.

Letters to the Editor
April 14 - 21, 2010