The night sky glows purple recently above the Pajaro Valley as electric lights from a greenhouse on Hilltop Road change to hue of the fog-laced sky.
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.
David Litt seated in a casual blue suit
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.
The night sky glows purple recently above the Pajaro Valley as electric lights from a greenhouse on Hilltop Road change to hue of the fog-laced sky.
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.
David Litt seated in a casual blue suit
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.
black and white studio shot of Lael Neale sitting on a bare floor
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
Dining collage with HERE AND NOW Co-owner/chef Desmond Schneider, restaurant interior and two placed dishes
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.
La Posta’s salsiccia pizza, adorned with tomato, kale, burrata and house-made sausage.
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.
Dining collage with HERE AND NOW Co-owner/chef Desmond Schneider, restaurant interior and two placed dishes
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.
La Posta’s salsiccia pizza, adorned with tomato, kale, burrata and house-made sausage.
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.
Marea Ensemble members Shannon D’Antonio, Samantha Bounkeua, Lori Schulman, Kristin Garbeff and Rebecca Dulatre-Corbin pose with their string instruments wearing stylish concert dress.
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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.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter
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.
Singer James Durbin singing onstage in an Owen Hart t-shirt and backwards cap.
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.
fingers typing on a vintage typewriter
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.
Singer James Durbin singing onstage in an Owen Hart t-shirt and backwards cap.
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.
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