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15.8K7Santa Cruz Expat’s Book Explains ‘Why We Left’
Janet Blaser collects the stories of 27 U.S. women who moved to Mexico
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12.4K3How Santa Cruz Swung Two Elections in El Salvador
The story of a local politico who got caught up in the highest levels of Central American politics
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11.8KWhy Carlos Santana Calls Himself a ‘Real Hippie’
From Woodstock to ‘Supernatural’ and now ‘Africa Speaks,’ Carlos Santana brings the global spirit home
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13.0K4How Nina Simon Reinvented Santa Cruz Art
The outgoing director of the Museum of Art & History talks art elitism, forging new community ties and what’s next
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8.3KMillennials’ New Breed of Nostalgia
Why the 9/11 generation is caught between Hanson and the hyperreal
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8.4K1The Santa Cruz Roots of the Organic Movement
As organic goes mainstream, Cathy Calfo steps down from the group that started it all
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11.4K1Santa Cruz Legal Experts Talk RBG, Gender and Equal Rights
A lawyer, a judge and an activist on how Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has inspired them and changed the legal...
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13.9K3The Fight Over Santa Cruz County Beach Access
A changing coastline and another real estate boom fuel a new wave of access disputes
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8.3K1Can Yoga Be a Tool for Political Change?
Beyond the self-care craze is an opportunity for activism
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6.1KShane Mauss Brings Psychedelic Stand-Up Act to Santa Cruz
After pushing the limits of consciousness to the edge in new documentary ‘Psychonautics,’ comedian Shane Mauss brings his science-and-psychedelics-themed shows to Santa...
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6.1KThe Dawn of Cannabis Tourism
New farm tour goes behind the scenes of local marijuana production
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6.5KWhat We Don’t Know About CBD—and Why
The would-be wonder drug is stalled by legal uncertainty about cannabis
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5.4KAre Cannabis-Related Hospital Visits on the Rise?
Anxiety, edibles and emergency room detox
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5.7KSanta Cruz Native Jen Otter Bickerdike On ‘Why Vinyl Matters’
UK transplant and author cherishes hometown that shaped music taste
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7.8K2Lines of Duty: An Afghan Translator’s Path to Santa Cruz
Sayed Nadim Hashimi risked everything to work with U.S. special forces—but he knows many of his colleagues will be left behind
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10.7KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Shopping & Services
The best clothing stores, auto shops, tattoo parlors and more
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6.1KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Music & Nightlife
The best breweries, pubs, places to play pool and more
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6.4KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Health & Recreation
The best personal trainers, yoga studios, surf spots and more
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40.3KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Food & Drink
The best restaurants, happy hours, brunch spots and more
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9.2KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Community
The best beaches, farmers markets, wedding venues and more
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7.6K1Best of Santa Cruz County 2019: Arts & Culture
The best local festivals, galleries, performers and more
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10.1KBest of Santa Cruz County 2019: Editors’ Picks
Our annual tribute to Santa Cruz County's most eclectic attractions
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16.7K4Why Locals Don’t Want to Lose the Santa Cruz Flea Market
With Friday operations set to end April 1, buyers and sellers make their case for an institution
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7.4KAfter Touring With Metallica, Joe Sib Comes Home for New Comedy Venue
Santa Cruz native will headline opening of DNA’s Comedy Lab and Experimental Theatre
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12.0K11Does Santa Cruz City Hall Have a Bullying Problem?
Allegations of bullying, sexism and Trumpian tactics rattle the local political scene
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13.8K6Fear and Loathing in Santa Cruz
How UCSC hit the counter-culture jackpot with a new Hunter S. Thompson archive
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7.7K2Burger: Impossible
Can a Silicon Valley startup change veggie burgers forever?
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9.4K4A Santa Cruz Dreamer’s Life in Immigration Limbo
For local activist Gabriela Cruz, the battle over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Dream Act is as personal as...
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8.4K2Saying Yes To The (Divorce) Dress
A local photo project encourages subjects to slip into a cursed gown and open up about their breakups
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14.6K2How Biodynamic Farming Could Change Medicine
A Santa Cruz County farm is at the forefront of a movement to go beyond organic
