Simply Fresh
Local ingredients and real smoke make magic in the Wood Fire Woodie ovenWood Fire Woodie came to be in 2007, selling pizzas out of the back of a truck. Last month, the husband-and-wife team of Pat and...
View ArticleDeep Cuts
Amidst adversity Tristan Prettyman reconnects with music and soarsAfter nearly eight years of recording and touring, singer/songwriter Tristan Prettyman found herself in a terrible position: She no...
View ArticleWhat’s the best thing about the Warriors being in Santa Cruz thus far?
The best thing is the vibe. You know what I mean? It gives a good vibe to Santa Cruz, and there are a lot of people here that like basketball and they like sports. It gives the families out here...
View ArticleSowing Survival
Author Rebecca Thistlethwaite helps small-scale farms find success When she’s not busy training baby oxen and learning to make fermented foods—her new favorite pastimes—Rebecca Thistlethwaite runs a...
View ArticleStanding For Peace
Local organizations celebrate the life of MLK with art and musicThe life and work of the world-renowned human rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is celebrated annually on Jan. 21 in the United...
View ArticleThe Future Of Farming
As American farmers age, the nationwide push to fill their shoes grows. Locally, the 33rd annual EcoFarm conference hopes to plant the seeds for the next crop of cultivators.In the late ’70s,...
View ArticleDark Knights
Cowboy mentality mars intense military procedural 'Zero Dark Thirty'How much torture should we, the people, condone by our government in pursuit of political ends? That's the implicit question at the...
View ArticleTalbott Vineyards
Chardonnay 2011: From Talbott Ties to Talbott WineDining at Pacific’s Edge in the Hyatt Highlands Inn in Carmel is a wonderful experience. Not only is this a beautiful restaurant with an almighty ocean...
View ArticleWriting For A Difference
Longtime UCSC writing teacher Don Rothman to be remembered in campus memorial serviceWhen Oakes College, one of the residential colleges at UC Santa Cruz, received a donated piece of art depicting...
View ArticleSanta 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...
View ArticleGold Rush, Take Two
Is California’s Central Coast prepared for a potential fracking boom?It has only been in recent years that drilling techniques have been developed to tap the enormous gas reserves trapped in Marcellus...
View ArticleTerrific Tens
18th annual 8 Tens @ Eight one of the best everThe philosophy behind Santa Cruz Actors' Theatre's annual short play festival, 8 Tens @ Eight, has always been what I call the Bus Theory: if one play...
View ArticleThe Best Part Of Breaking Up
While working on a breakup record, Binki Shapiro finds a match made in heaven What’s the reward for being brave all the time?” Binki Shapiro sweetly sings with a lingering and captivating languor. As...
View Article2013 Bridal Expo
Click to open 2013 Bridal Expo Guide.Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay Area offer some of the most unique and stunning wedding venues in the world. Whether you picture yourself barefoot on the beach, in...
View ArticleLove In A Snap
Click to open 2013 Bridal Expo Guide.Local photographer Rebecca Stark transcends the norm and delivers a collection of wedding day photos to savorSo, here’s the thing about Rebecca Stark: The local...
View ArticleFilm, Times & Events: Week of Jan. 24th
Films This WeekCheck out the movies playing around town.With: Reviews, Movie Timesclick here.Santa Cruz area movie theaters>
View ArticleTallying Up
The latest homeless census strives to better understand the homeless population, particularly homeless youthPeering out the backseat window of a moving car, Patrick Sin spots the first homeless person...
View ArticleOpening and Closings in 2012
We are now well into 2013 and things should be settling down in our local wining and dining world. Many new restaurants opened last year, but, sadly, a few we loved also closed their doors. Here is a...
View ArticleMapping Our Future
Local octogenarian eco-artists are ahead of the environmental curveA note to all future journalists preparing to interview environmental and ecological artists Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison:...
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