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The Editor’s Desk
Editor Brad Kava highlights a wave of inventive performances across Santa Cruz—from immersive chamber music and opera experiments to Hitchcock-inspired filmmaking and psychedelic therapy exploration.
The Editor’s Desk
Lol Tolhurst, of the Cure and David J of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, mix it up with our Santa Cruz band, Trestles and singer/songwriter Swan Porter. You won’t find something like this anywhere else.
The Editor’s Desk
A DJ named Neumonic is putting Santa Cruz on the beats map. UCSC grad Nick Neumann, who synthesized his DJ name from a variation...
The Editor’s Desk
One friend commented recently that she loved Valentine’s Day when she was a kid because teachers made everyone give everyone in the class Valentine’s...
Editor’s Desk
Editor Brad Kava reflects on the Santa Cruz work ethic, spotlighting Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz’s journey from teen barista to tech leader, and celebrating Grammy wins by John Leopold and Remy Le Boeuf.
The Editor’s Desk
Editor Brad Kava reflects on food, health, local culture, and why Santa Cruz remains a rare place where community, music, and good eating still matter.
The Editor’s Desk
In our cover story, writer DNA reports on a local who has completed the three toughest hikes in the U.S. and lived to tell the tale.
The Editor’s Desk
Grateful Dead cofounder Bob Weir died last weekend and it feels like the end of an era. I took my 9-year-old son to the Grateful Dead’s original home on Ashbury street...