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Don't Think, Just Play
Inspiration comes natural to folk-soul strummer Sean HayesLooking back, Sean Hayes says he worked on the title track of his latest album, Before We Turn To Dust, for about eight years.The lyric, "You...
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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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Best of Santa Cruz County
The 2013 Santa Cruz County Readers' Poll and Critics’ PicksIt’s our biggest issue of the year, and in it, your votes—more than 6,500 of them—determined the winners of The Best of Santa Cruz County...
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Voice for a Victim
Local filmmaker looks to produce feature about final victim of prolific serial killerFilmmaker Cameron Cloutier’s still-unfinished journey with his film, Bird with a Broken Wing, began four years ago...
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A Mother’s Struggle
May is Perinatal Depression Awareness MonthAfter the birth of a child, most women experience a short period of mood swings and anxiety known as the “baby blues” as hormones return to normal levels. But...
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Once a Junkie…
Coming out of a cold winter with Cowboy Junkies’ Michael TimminsThe title The Wilderness does a fine job of conveying the stark tone of the Canadian alt-folk/rock group Cowboy Junkies’ newest release,...
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Motherhood in Motion
L.A. artist choreographs the highs and lows of motherhoodChristine Suarez, Los Angeles performing artist and choreographer, recalls a conversation in which a 40-year-old single mom friend of hers told...
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Vine and Dine: Cliff Lede Vineyards
A wine to try in Napa: Sauvignon Blanc 2011My stepdaughter and her husband, Julie and Chris, live in Walnut Creek, and my husband and I often go to stay with them in this beautiful part of California....
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Setting up Camp
Is a self-regulated, communal camp the answer to Santa Cruz’s homeless problems?In dozens of cities across the country, there are organized, self-managed homeless communities—a concept dubbed locally...
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Knowing the NEXTies
The fourth annual NEXTies celebrates inspiring movers and shakers in Santa Cruz County. Meet this year’s honorees ...When it came to selecting the four honorees of the 2013 NEXTies, Santa Cruz NEXT—a...
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Best Food & Drink
Category: WinnerAçai Bowl: Cafe Brazil Appetizer: Hula’s Bagel: The Bagelry Bakery: The Buttery Bar: 515 Barbecue: Aptos Barbecue Beer Selection: 99 Bottles Bloody Mary: Harbor Café Burger & Fries:...
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The Poems of Frances Hatfield
Editor’s note: Frances Hatfield lives in Santa Cruz, where she also maintains a private practice in depth psychotherapy. Her poetry has appeared most recently in Parabola Magazine, Memoir (and), Jung...
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Making Sense of Soul
Allen Stone wants to give R&B back some of its depthWhether fairly or unfairly, R&B and soul music often get typecast. Much of the music is groove-inducing and has an overtly romantic, sensual...
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Sky-high Ambition
Ben Lomond author gives prolific inventor, John J. Montgomery, the long-overdue credit he deservesFew Santa Cruzans know that some of the breakthrough experiments in aviation history occurred right in...
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Step on up to the Bar
It’s time to dive into the healthy array of local salad buffetsHere in Santa Cruz County, we are privileged to have farm-fresh greens year-round. Making a nightly salad at home is a snap since the...
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Bring Your Own Bag
Single-use plastic bag bans are underwayShoppers in Capitola, Watsonville, the City of Santa Cruz, and the unincorporated parts of the county are, by now, becoming accustomed to the absence of plastic...
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Vine and Dine: Manzoni Vineyards
Chardonnay 2011It’s nice to get out of Dodge, as they say, and indulge in completely different surroundings—even if it’s just an hour’s drive down the coast. My husband and I love to go to Carmel and...
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Spinning our Wheels
Can the debate over homeless services come to terms with the need for drug and alcohol treatment? Over the last few months, sharp disagreement on what needs to done about crime and homelessness has...
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Two Sides of the Same Coin
Documentary explores the hunger/obesity paradox—a question at the heart of Second Harvest’s evolving missionIn 1968, with 10 million Americans suffering from hunger, CBS News aired Hunger in America, a...
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Spirit Weavers
More than 200 years ago, Santa Cruz was inhabited by peoples who had lived here for millennia. They spoke a different language, called Awaswas, and they called the place Aulinta. The coming of Mission...
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