Megan Eaton’s mobile sauna, The Perch, brings cedar-lined warmth and screen-free connection to Santa Cruz, with Dip & Drip gatherings at the Davenport Roadhouse.
Gary Patton urges City Council action to preserve Salsa by the Sea, John Laird honors Dolores Huerta, and the Volunteer Center seeks holiday help for local families.
Weed has gotten stronger, but Richard Stockton questions whether it has gotten better. A researcher and Santa Cruz cannabis experts look beyond THC percentages to aroma, freshness and what’s missing from the label.
Steve Pleich invites support for the 36th Veterans Community Thanksgiving Dinner, while Whitney Wilde questions parking fees at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center and their impact on coastal access.
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.
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For centuries, Japanese craftspeople have cultivated an ethos called shokunin kishitsu: a devotion to skilled work, lifelong learning and continual refinement....
A hopeful look at Santa Cruz’s heated mayoral race, a delicious invitation to Restaurant Week and a little Halloween spirit—with good news from Cabrillo College and Watsonville.
