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3.3K1Local and National Musicians Step Up for Fire Relief Campaign
‘Love You Madly’ to raise funds and awareness as fire victims look to rebuild
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7.4KHow Kendrick Lamar Became a Muse of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Author Marcus J. Moore traces connection between music and social movement in new book
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3.2K1How Artists Are Being Squeezed Out In the Age of Big Tech
New book examines daunting prospects for making a living as an artist in a tech-dominated world
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2.6K1Debate Brews Over Residents Who Won’t Evacuate During Fire
Some residents stay to defend their homes amid the CZU Lightning Complex fire
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2.6KLocal Gyms Get Creative to Keep Members Safe and Fit
Gyms turn to outdoor setups, virtual classes, and loaning out equipment to keep members
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2.5KHow the Health Crisis Could Empower a Healing Shift
Facing one’s own mortality is its own motivating factor for a shift to healthy habits
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4.4K6Remembering Santa Cruz Jazz Great Don McCaslin
Don McCaslin was the tireless Jazz King of Santa Cruz’s bohemian heyday
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3.7KJohn Waters Does His Own Twisted Take on Self-Help
Cult director dishes on filmmaking and offers life advice in ‘Mr. Know-It-All’
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3.5K1Jana Marcus Explores Family History and Mob Murder in ‘Line of Blood’
Book serves as requiem for author's late father Morton Marcus
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3.0KRestaurant Servers Share What It’s Like Working Amid the Pandemic
Pandemic puts servers on front lines of volatile face mask culture wars
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5.0K625 of the Best Things About Outdoor Dining and Takeout in Santa Cruz
From delicious apps to beachfront views, these things are worth savoring
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3.6KBlack Lives Matter Movement Inspires New Generation of Black Activists
Meet the local organizers working to create change
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3.5KFailed Messaging, False Sense of Security Drive Up Covid-19 Cases
How health experts advise staying safe during reopening
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2.9K2Coronavirus Pandemic Brings New Environmental Problems
Pandemic starts a new trash trend locally
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3.4K3Was It Racist? Santa Cruz Bans Predictive Policing
Mayor Justin Cummings leads charge on law enforcement reform
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2.5KEasing Pet Anxiety During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Quarantine can be a stressful time for dogs and those who live with them
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2.1KSanta Cruz Steps up for Shelter Animals During the Pandemic
Community rallies to provide foster homes as county shelter works through quarantine
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2.0KHow One Santa Cruz Dog Offers Emotional Support
A dog named Groot trained his human, and grew into a loyal source of emotional support
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2.9KThe Road Ahead for Santa Cruz’s Multitalented Anthony Arya
He has three bands, a new album, and a Stanford education awaiting—and he’s not even 18
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2.8K2Santa Cruz County Summer Preview: Music Venues
Is there any hope for live music venues this summer?
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2.8KSanta Cruz County Summer Preview: Beach Boardwalk
Boardwalk president on the outlook for Santa Cruz’s tourism mecca
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2.8KSanta Cruz County Summer Preview: Restaurants
Santa Cruz County restaurants cautiously reopen for dine-in service
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2.6KSanta Cruz County Summer Preview: Outdoor Recreation
Good weather and lockdowns spark enthusiasm for mountain biking, hiking and hitting the surf
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4.4KAs Ashtyn Davis Makes the NFL, His Father Also Has a Santa Cruz Legacy
Sean Davis' impact on the Santa Cruz community goes well beyond his past struggles with addiction
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2.9K3New Exhibit Highlights Local Role in the Push for LGBTQ+ Rights
The lessons in the Museum of Art and History's ‘Queer Santa Cruz’ exhibition
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2.9K1How Artists Turned Quaranstreaming Into an Emerging Art Form
Forced online by the Covid-19 pandemic, musicians and comedians start livestreaming in unprecedented numbers
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4.9KHow Conservation Photographers Use Images to Save Our Living World
Conservation photographers draw attention to the beauty of the natural world—and the peril we are putting it in
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4.3KSanta Cruz Mask Makers Apply Art to the Defining Symbol of the Pandemic
Symbolic power of masks grows amid COVID-19
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8.2K3What Life Was Like in Santa Cruz During the Flu Pandemic of 1918
What lessons can we learn from our pandemic past?
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5.7K1The Artistic Reckoning of Acclaimed Santa Cruz Poet Ellen Bass
Bass’ new book ‘Indigo’ is disarmingly personal
