This week’s letters correct recent reporting on Capitola’s coastal bluff fence and the Over the Hill Gang Saloon, respond to Grateful Dead and Cabrillo Festival coverage, and make the case for rainwater catchment.
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology offers this week’s guidance on simple solutions, creative transformation, unexpected insight, resilience and embracing change.
Elizabeth Borelli explores hyperbaric oxygen therapy, from surfer Shawn Dollar’s recovery story to its established medical uses and growing popularity in local wellness centers.
Brad Kava warns about renewed threats to coastal protections and offshore drilling, while also highlighting Pajaro Valley school-board turmoil and questions about food safety.
Richard Stockton talks with Washington State University psychologist Carrie Cuttler about research into how cannabis may affect men and women differently—from appetite and memory to pain tolerance.
From Danny Wright’s Gravity Water systems to Santa Cruz-born Goodles, Brad Kava considers the local innovators finding smarter ways to work with energy, water and food—and asks why we aren’t doing more of it already.
Christina Waters’ review of Sarah Hennies’ The Grain House continues to stir strong reactions, with readers defending both the critic’s right to challenge the work and the composer’s experimental vision.
Fed up with swiping? Santa Cruz singles are creating new ways to meet face-to-face, from a fast-growing 50-plus social group to outings, gallery crawls and speed dating—all built around the simple need for real human connection.
From Aries learning when abundance becomes overload to Pisces thriving where different worlds overlap, this week’s horoscope explores boundaries, perspective and the possibilities that emerge when old assumptions loosen.
This week brings invitations to ask better questions, rehearse courage, distinguish destinations from horizons and make room for surprising new possibilities.
Flower Power Herbs & Roots founder Julie Rothman has spent more than 35 years blending teas, sourcing herbs and helping Santa Cruz reconnect with plant-based traditions.
