Cover Stories
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9.1K1Jonathan Franzen’s Santa Cruz Escape
Despite a change of scenery, new book shows the author still loves a good argument
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6.1KHow Tandy Beal Brings ‘Joy’ to the Holidays
Behind the scenes of Santa Cruz’s most innovative and anticipated holiday show
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4.8KSanta Cruz Gives 2018: A Holiday Guide to Nonprofit Giving
The giving revolution grows with a fundraising drive for 33 community groups
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6.9K1How Charles Harder Went From UCSC Democrat to Trump’s Top Lawyer
Former rising star in Santa Cruz Democratic politics has made his name representing Trump family and shutting down Gawker
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5.3KHow A Santa Cruz County Scientist Revived the Search for Alien Life
Local scientist Frank Drake helps the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) regain its swagger
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6.3K3Celebrating the Life of Cabrillo Stage Founder Lile O. Cruse
Luminaries from the life of the longtime Cabrillo educator come together to celebrate his legacy
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9.0K1Jaron Lanier to Santa Cruz: Quit Social Media Now
After decades of skepticism about Internet utopia, computer scientist and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier is finally being heard.
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8.8KA Complete Guide to Santa Cruz Restaurant Week 2018
Looking back on a decade of dining, and ahead to this year’s menus
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7.4K1Film Festival’s ‘Rise’ a Santa Cruz Story that Had to Be Told
William McCarthy of the band Augustines comes home for U.S. premiere at SCFF
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9.3KPesticides Putting Pajaro Valley Schools at Risk, Teachers Say
Fear flourishes amid industry reassurance, conflicting data
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5.2K1Pivot Runway Show Carries on Santa Cruz Fashion Tradition
‘Hall of Fashion’ picks up where FashionArt left out
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5.3K1Head On: The State of Santa Cruz County High School Football
High school's most popular sport in the age of injury fears and anthem controversies
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5.6K3Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band is Santa Cruz’s Musical Talent Factory
Local program is spawning some of the most innovative musicians in the country
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15.1KMeet Watsonville’s New Semi-Pro Soccer Team
Could Ville FC change the game for South County talent?
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4.2K3Why I Married a Muralist
As Santa Cruz celebrates the life of local artist James Aschbacher, a remembrance from the woman who knew him best
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6.8K5Does Business Ruin Art? UCSC’s Susan Solt Says No
UCSC Arts Dean hopes to start a revolution of creative entrepreneurship in higher learning
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12.4K1A Complete Guide to Disc Golf in Santa Cruz
Meet the pros and discover the courses in the world capital of the sport
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8.5K3Why Patti Maxine is a Santa Cruz Music Icon
As she prepares to celebrate her 80th birthday, local lap steel virtuoso is as busy as ever
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4.0KBehind the Scenes of the 56th Annual Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
This year’s festival features 18 composers and world, West Coast and U.S. premieres
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7.1KSanta Cruz Photographer R.R. Jones Gets Retrospective Show
Four decades of work by iconic local artist will be highlighted
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6.2K1As New Season Begins, Santa Cruz Shakespeare Looks at Gender Roles
Theater company has a vision for equality both on and off the stage
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6.2KHow Santa Cruz’s Gravity Water is Fighting a Global Epidemic
An innovative solution to the lack of clean drinking water in countries around the world
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8.7KWhy Cynthia Chase Isn’t Running for Re-election
Popular council member’s announcement opens up questions about Santa Cruz city government
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4.6K1O’Neill Sea Odyssey That Turns Ocean into Classroom Celebrates 100,000th Student
Jack O’Neill’s ocean stewardship legacy is going strong
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9.5K7Why Whale Entanglements Are on the Rise in Monterey Bay
Increasing incidents illustrate how the ecosystem is changing off local shores
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8.6K1Susie Bright Noir Anthology Explores Santa Cruz’s Dark Side
‘Santa Cruz Noir’ collects short crime fiction with a local setting.
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3.6K1Why Cheryl Anderson is Santa Cruz Artist of the Year
Director of Cabrillo Choral and Vocal Studies has been raising voices for decades
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7.3KUCSC Students Reinvent Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
Why UCSC’s take on Mozart’s opera ‘The Magic Flute’ was a full year in the making
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5.9K1Former Santa Cruz Private Investigator Reveals Secrets of the Trade
Kelly Luker’s book ‘Private Eye for the Bad Guy’ exposes the hard truths of a profession shrouded in mystery
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27.3K7Why the Mermen are Santa Cruz’s Greatest Cult Band
Psychedelic surf trio rides a new wave of inspiration
