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November 5, 2025
Purple Haze
Anyone driving at night in parts of the Pajaro Valley may occasionally notice an unsettling purple glow illuminating the sky.
November 5, 2025
DROWING? NOPE
“Learning to surf is like learning a language that wants to kill you,” Litt writes in his new memoir, It’s Only Drowning.
November 5, 2025
Purple Haze
Anyone driving at night in parts of the Pajaro Valley may occasionally notice an unsettling purple glow illuminating the sky.
November 5, 2025
DROWING? NOPE
“Learning to surf is like learning a language that wants to kill you,” Litt writes in his new memoir, It’s Only Drowning.
November 5, 2025
Things to do in Santa Cruz
Sub Pop artist Lael Neale has a unique voice that does the storytelling work with support from her dreamy and roomy guitar playing. Friday at Crepe Place, 8pm
November 5, 2025
Mane Act
Desmond Schneider—after time at Pete’s Capitola, Alderwood, Seabright Social and popular popup Pizza Bones—has assembled a mouthwatering lineup.
November 5, 2025
Amore Foray
For Patrice Boyle, founding and owning the thoroughly Italian bistro La Posta is the dovetailed culmination of her evolved passions throughout life.
November 5, 2025
Mane Act
Desmond Schneider—after time at Pete’s Capitola, Alderwood, Seabright Social and popular popup Pizza Bones—has assembled a mouthwatering lineup.
November 5, 2025
Amore Foray
For Patrice Boyle, founding and owning the thoroughly Italian bistro La Posta is the dovetailed culmination of her evolved passions throughout life.
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November 5, 2025
Raising the Bar
Placing the evening entirely in the expert hands of the Marea Ensemble, Phil Collins peeled back newer edges of new music for a spellbound audience at Peace United Church last week.
November 5, 2025
Letters
...a few dozen feet of track in front of the Boardwalk...keeps injuring cyclists. The problem has been known for years. It’s still not fixed.
November 5, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
I’ve been surprised to see cover bands even here selling out theaters. Bands covering the likes of Journey, ABBA, the Dead and Tom Petty are packing houses.
November 5, 2025
Letters
...a few dozen feet of track in front of the Boardwalk...keeps injuring cyclists. The problem has been known for years. It’s still not fixed.
November 5, 2025
The Editor’s Desk
I’ve been surprised to see cover bands even here selling out theaters. Bands covering the likes of Journey, ABBA, the Dead and Tom Petty are packing houses.



















