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Breaking the Waves
Free Radio Santa Cruz celebrates 18 years of subversive programmingThough the term “free radio” comes to us from the Summer of Love—a time when some folks splashed the word “free” on their nouns like...
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The Bold Woman and the Sea
A paraplegic veteran launches solo row across the PacificMilitary veteran and paraplegic Angela Madsen finds life at sea liberating.What others call her disabilities melt away when she is rowing to...
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Dancing Creek Winery
Pinot Noir 2009—A Wine to Dance To At the Pinot Paradise event back in March, I tasted some very good Pinots from the Santa Cruz Mountains, and Dancing Creek Winery’s 2009 Pinot ($27) was one of them....
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Field to Vase
Open house provides opportunity for residents to meet their local flower growersValentine’s Day is a high point of the year for those in the cut flower business. So when, one year in the late ’90s, the...
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CYNDI
On the eve of Cyndi Lauper’s Mountain Winery gig, we dissect the woman, the icon, the creative beast. Plus: Her thoughts on the music industry, equal rights and those sparkling ‘Kinky Boots’Few...
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Inconvenient Truthers
Controversial personalities explored in WikiLeaks doc 'We Steal Secrets'I'm a combative person—I like crushing bastards." So says Julian Assange, founder of the international whistle-blowing website,...
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Welcome to the Workforce
Recent college graduate uses social media to ramp up local job opportunities for his peersWhen the words “college” and “graduation” come up together in a conversation, they are invariably followed by...
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Crepe Expectations
At 40, The Crepe Place is still cranking out delicious vittles …and rock starsThe Crepe Place is the indie rock equivalent of the machine that put stars on Sneetches’ bellies in the famous Dr. Seuss...
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Momentary Magic
Pop-Up Breakfast series creates fleeting hubs of artisan food and community-style diningBreakfast may lay claim to the title of most important meal of the day, but now, thanks to a new Pop-Up Breakfast...
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Blood Sisters
'Byzantium' a lush, eerie, feminist vampire taleIn his varied career, Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan has shown a particular gift for weaving eerie folklore and fairy tale sensibilities in and out of...
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Bruzzone Family Vineyards
Pinot Noir 2011Birthdays are always fun to celebrate, and it’s also a good time to open a bottle of vino or two. My Greek friend and I took our Russian friend to dinner at Center Street Grill for her...
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Fringe Females
Funny and fierce comediennes on a mission to split sides at the Santa Cruz Fringe FestivalFrom thespians to burlesque dancers, spoken wordsmiths to circus performers, the second annual Santa Cruz...
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Fab, Frothy and Fun
Cabrillo Stage’s summer season opens with flashy, yet heartfelt ‘La Cage Aux Folles’La Cage Aux Folles” debuted as a French play in 1973, was made into a film in 1978, and was adapted into a musical in...
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Getting to Zero
Santa Cruz County uses state recycling law anniversary as a moment for assessment For Santa Cruz County, a longtime leader in waste reduction and sustainability, the one-year anniversary of the state's...
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The Summer of Sound
One day, seven venues, 11 stages, more than 90 acts, and 85-plus hours of entertainment. The inaugural Santa Cruz Music Festival hits Downtown Santa Cruz on Saturday, July 20, and we have one question...
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Santa Cruz Visitor Guide '13
Not to toot our own horn, but Santa Cruz County has got it all. From superb wines, to world renowned attractions, to pristine beaches, to a hip art scene, locals know how to work hard and play hard....
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GT Active
Welcome ... Now, Get Out!Three’s a charm for GT Active. In our third year of Good Times Weekly’s annual magazine, we salute the great outdoors in Santa Cruz County and also take a deeper look into the...
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Coffee Zombie Collective
For Nate Lieby, the lead vocalist and ukulele player for Coffee Zombie Collective, being in a cover band is a nice change of pace for him, creatively. “I’d been writing original material for bands for...
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Santa Cruz Calendar
Live Music and Events Calendar> Music Club Grid PDF >>>>Community Events Calendar>>> Post Community Events free>> Santa Cruz Visitor Guide>> GT Active Outdoor...
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Uncaged and Uninhibited
Dance, diversity shine in Cabrillo's fizzy ‘La Cage Aux Folles'In celebration of the end of DOMA, and the repeal of Proposition 8, Cabrillo Stage launches its 2013 summer musical season with a lavish,...
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