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Workers outside a building
July 9, 2025

Landmark Park

After sitting vacant for decades high above Soquel Creek, Capitola’s Rispin Mansion is being repurposed at last.
office building with the Capitola city seal on it
July 9, 2025

Roundabout Coming to Capitola

City planners have decided that a roundabout is the next best step to easing traffic at a busy all-way stop in Capitola.
A&E photo
July 9, 2025

Jam at the Grange

The stage is set for a full day of pickin’ and grinnin’ as the Northern California Bluegrass Society hosts an all-day jam and potluck supper Saturday at the Live Oak Grange.
H&G photo Nicolina Ammerman
April 23, 2025

Spring Cleansing

Societies throughout history, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and Greece used crystals for their healing properties
H&G Straw wall building
April 23, 2025

Sustainable Straw

While being a woman in the trades is challenging, Landegger was hired by a variety of male contractors, who helped develop her into a highly skilled carpenter.
Jo Coleman photo for Good Times A&E
April 9, 2025

Just Getting Started

“One of my passions about music and creating art is creating experiences,” Jo Coleman says. “I write songs that make me feel something."
Buffalo Blues Trio photo
April 9, 2025

Acoustic Cats

The China Cats—Santa Cruz’s Grateful Dead cover band—will play an all-acoustic show April 18 at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, with Buffalo Blues Trio.
Musicians up on a stage in front of a banner for radio station KSQD
March 11, 2025

KSQD Fundraiser Fuels Community Radio in Santa Cruz

KSQD 90.7 is cooking up a colossal event for Squid Fest West: an all-day musical lineup with six bands, a music memorabilia auction, tasty bites, drinks and more.
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