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October 22, 2025
The Silver Ball Wizard of Soquel
Pinball flippers snapping. Bumpers thumping. The chime of a jackpot. Step inside Nine and Three Quarters, and you’re through the looking glass.
October 8, 2025
Magical Mayhem
Liz Shipton’s Dot Slash Magic bursts onto the scene as an urban fantasy that speaks directly to our moment—brilliant, timely and impossible to ignore.
September 24, 2025
Road to Hollywood Now Runs Through Santa Cruz
For local filmmakers, a trek “over the hill” to production facilities was necessary. Now, the road home also leads to a world-class studio.
September 10, 2025
The Wizards of Wire
Mario’s Lighting is a local gem where century-old chandeliers and quirky ’70s lamps are given a new lease on life.
August 12, 2025
Civic Slide or Civic Rise?
For over 30 years, the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium hasn’t broken even, yet it holds generations of Santa Cruz memories. An investigation into the numbers, the missed opportunities, and the fight to bring it back from the brink.
June 11, 2025
Hidden Wonders
Twenty-seven real, walkable spots—trailheads, bluffs, murals, tide pools and long-closed swim holes—where wonder still slips through the cracks.
