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July 2, 2025
50 and Counting
We got curious about how many other Santa Cruz County businesses had endured longer than half a century. Turns out the answer is…a lot.
June 18, 2025
Even the Crawfish Got Soul
An album dedicated to the pioneer of zydeco, Clifton Chenier, arrives on June 25. Twelve deep grooves by some of the juiciest names in entertainment.
June 18, 2025
Too Fast to Live
An old favorite Broadway play has gotten a facelift. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical is being produced by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
June 11, 2025
More Moore, Please
Christopher Moore is one of America’s not-sung-enough, top-tier “absurdist fiction” writers. It’s time for Moore to take the heavyweight title.
May 28, 2025
Serendipitous Sounds
Jesse Daniel looks like he just stepped off 400 acres in Wyoming. There’s an authenticity that radiates off Daniels and his band, smelling like real Country Music.
May 28, 2025
Veg to Differ
'And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile,” croons David Byrne of seminal ’70s band Talking Heads. And if this...
May 21, 2025
Modern-Day Slavery
Wrongful incarceration and overly harsh sentences are no longer just an occasional problem. These UCSC students are doing something to help.
May 21, 2025
There’s Going to Be a Test?
For Alison Bechdel, having a test named after her was never the goal, but more of a side effect, manifesting after decades of creating comic strips.