From coastal access and Earth Day reflections to local development and community concerns, Santa Cruz readers weigh in with letters and online comments.
This week’s Free Will Astrology invites you to read your horoscope as a source of creative insight as much as prediction. Expect symbolic clues, playful provocations, and a fresh lens on the choices shaping your days ahead.
A rogue wave hits from behind on the Santa Cruz coast—turning a casual hike into a brutal lesson. A vivid reminder: the ocean is never as calm as it seems.
Sexual wellness often goes unspoken—even in Santa Cruz. Therapist Melissa Fritchle is helping people reconnect with their bodies, their pleasure and their sense of intimacy.
Santa Cruz’s creative pulse is on full display as the Ripple Effect festival launches, showcasing the artists, performers and cultural energy that define the community.
Santa Cruz wellness practitioners are embracing nervous system–based therapies—from neurofeedback to breathwork and somatic healing—to help people move beyond stress, anxiety and chronic patterns.
