.Brad Kava

Sofia Isella is hitting the road on her first-ever headline tour with her first stop at the Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz. Read Mathew Chipman’s story about this hot new talent.

A lot of eyes will be focused on Vice President Kamala Harris this week as she receives the nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

We know what we have here is sacred and we aren’t willing to sacrifice our pristine coastline for the almighty dollar.

Read Josué Monroy’s cover story about what our community does to welcome and not shun immigrants, particularly refugees

When our writer DNA came up with an article looking behind the scenes at our Roaring Camp music festivals, I was thrilled.

The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music needs a new name. I’m not talking about the “Cabrillo” part, which could be dropped in light of...

The planned reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz of a 1935 play about the spread of fascism—the subject of our cover story—has been moved to a larger venue. That’s the good news...

Mark Chambers-Bray has donated $1 million to the Santa Cruz Symphony in honor of his deceased partner, Roy... The generosity and love for this community he’s shown brings a tear to my eye, as does that of Rowland Rebele, whose family continues to support the arts after his death at 92.