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January 6, 2026

50 Years of Atlantis Fantasyworld

As Atlantis Fantasyworld approaches its 50th anniversary, owner Joe Ferrara reflects on the values, resilience, and love of stories that turned a personal collection into one of America’s longest-running comic bookstores.
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December 30, 2025

2025: Highlights and Lowlights

Storms, both weather and economic, defined this year in Santa Cruz.
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December 23, 2025

Santa Cruz’s Rum Baron

.At Makai Island Kitchen & Groggery, owner Peter Drobac is holding court on a subject associated with pirates, mai tais and college regrets.
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December 17, 2025

Rise Up

A countywide poetry initiative is giving Santa Cruz teens the tools—and the permission—to tell their stories, discovering healing, confidence and power through the written word.
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December 10, 2025

Twelve Bites of Christmas

Maybe you are holding out hope your true love is going to give to you 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping,...
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December 10, 2025

For the Holidays, Give Friends a Truly Local Experience

Ditch material gifts in favor of memories—the kind that come with laughter, fresh air, music, candlelight, creativity, and even inner peace.
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December 10, 2025

Holiday Entertaining: Keep It Cozy, Keep It Local

Holiday entertaining doesn’t have to mean immaculate tablescapes or elaborate menus. In Santa Cruz, we do things a little differently.
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December 3, 2025

Solstice Groove

Winter with its myriad rituals and parties comes around each year. Chanukah, Christmas—they all bring pleasure, memories and special gifts.
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November 26, 2025

Quite a Pickle

Asian Man Records, the South Bay DIY record label that is turning 30 next year, is run by Mike Park, a former member of...
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November 26, 2025

Get the Concept?

I was committed to 100% firsthand research, and that meant only covering albums for which I could talk to an album’s creator or a key participant.
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November 19, 2025

The Giving Season

November 19-December 31  |  Donate @ SantaCruzGives.org Santa Cruz Gives is funded by the generosity of Good Times, Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County, Community...
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November 12, 2025

Healing the Canvas

Every painting that enters a restoration studio comes with its own scars. Some are predictable—but others tell stranger stories...
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November 5, 2025

To Cover or Not to Cover?

Bob Dylan’s first album had nine covers, and the Beatles recorded 25 cover songs before Rubber Soul. Many of Mozart’s melodies were lifted from French folk songs, and isn’t our amazing Santa Cruz Symphony basically a cover band?
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