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From Wrigley to the Sphere
From a Santa Cruz lab to the world’s biggest stage, Visual Endeavors is building the technology behind immersive shows at the Sphere and beyond—where music, light and real-time graphics converge.
DJ Neumonic Beats Big
About 40 minutes into a Neumonic set, something predictable happens: people stop trying to name what they’re hearing. The bass is thick but not...
Big Benefit Show at the Vet Hall
From Warning to Healing: A Cultural Renaissance Returns to the Vets Hall
The silence inside the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building on October 24 was...
50 Years of Atlantis Fantasyworld
As Atlantis Fantasyworld approaches its 50th anniversary, owner Joe Ferrara reflects on the values, resilience, and love of stories that turned a personal collection into one of America’s longest-running comic bookstores.
The Wednesday Lifeline
The Veterans Meal and Pantry Program operates entirely on volunteers and donations, providing food and connection to veterans every Wednesday without government funding.
Holiday Gifts: Last-Minute and Local
Santa Cruz County is blessed with retail stores that offer creative options for gift-giving, from small to large.
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.
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.