With women receiving just two percent of venture capital funding, two local founders are building a new model to change who gets funded—and who succeeds.

Nestled up amongst the regal clusters of old-growth Coast Redwoods, and infused by the sweet fragrance of the Douglas Fir of the Santa Cruz...

The Watsonville Film Festival returns March 12–21 with more than 50 films across Watsonville, Salinas and Santa Cruz, celebrating “art as resistance” through powerful stories from Latine filmmakers.

From innovative opera productions to adventurous chamber concerts, Santa Cruz’s small musical ensembles deliver intimate performances with world-class musicianship and bold programming.

A handheld meal that serves up the food pyramid in a tidy sphere, the prototypical hamburger unites proteins, grains, dairy and vegetables in one...

About 40 minutes into a Neumonic set, something predictable happens: people stop trying to name what they’re hearing. The bass is thick but not...

The day is now upon us where we are expected to express the most important feelings we have to those who are most important...

Where do million, billion and trillion dollar ideas come from? Do the ideas just linger languidly in the ethers until the right person (or...

Federal dietary guidelines were supposed to reflect the best available nutrition science. Instead, the final 2025–2030 USDA recommendations quietly reversed plant-forward advice from independent experts, elevating meat and dairy while sidelining fiber-rich foods. What changed—and who benefits?

“Some people say the only way you really train for a thru-hike is you get out there and do it,” hiker, Slow Burn. Late in...

The 16th annual She Is Beautiful 5K/10K Run is in a partnership with the Walnut Avenue Women and Family Center.

From red light therapy and acupuncture to strength training and rehab, Santa Cruz fitness centers are redefining what it means to go to the gym.