.Brad Kava

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A smiling woman and three children plant vegetables together in portable grow bags during a Monterey Bay Master Gardeners workshop.
November 19, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

In a world where needy people have been demonized by some in power, here’s the alternative: people who genuinely care about others and have set up nonprofits...
Close-up of a woman’s painted profile showing stages of cleaning on an aged oil portrait.
November 12, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

My favorite thing is learning about something I see all the time and had no clue about what it really was or the story behind it.
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.
waves crashing against Lighthouse Point
October 29, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

This is one of my favorite issues of the year. We asked people to contribute their visions of Santa Cruz’s future and the answers are eye-opening, fun and serious.
editor's note for restaurant week curry dish
October 22, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

Don’t read our cover story on an empty stomach. It will make you really hungry. Or do, but have a phone or computer handy to make reservations.
October 19, 2025

Thousands Gathered for No Kings Day in Santa Cruz

A slide show from downtown Santa Cruz's No Kings protest Saturday
a cartoon monster represents Festival of Monsters
October 15, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

Santa Cruz may not be the movie capital of California, but it could be in the running as the B-movie capital.
October 8, 2025

The Editor’s Desk

What’s it going to take to get people back into theaters other than the latest superhero bash? That’s what we hope to see with the revival of the Santa Cruz Film Festival...
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