.Mark C. Anderson

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A man at d20 Pizza smiles and holds a wooden Go board beside a Detroit-style pepperoni pizza topped with ricotta and fresh basil.
November 26, 2025

Mission Critical

d20 does delicious Detroit-style sourdough pizza, small plates, fresh-baked cookies, craft beers, wine, sake cocktails and a library of board games.
Dark chocolate Dubai bar from Spontaneous Confections, partially unwrapped in gold foil.
November 19, 2025

Box of Chocolates

Spontaneous Confections offers pumpkin tarts with vanilla chantilly and candied hazelnuts, apple tarte tatin domes over caramel and almond cream, and chocolate tarts with ganache and chocolate whipped cream
Bottles of Corralitos Apple Brandy and Corralitos Vodka displayed on a rustic blue chair and small table outdoors.
November 12, 2025

Tasting Sensation

Behold my nominee for the coolest bottle shop in the Santa Cruz area: Deer Park Wine & Spirits. The vast and uncommon inventory speaks for itself
Dining collage with HERE AND NOW Co-owner/chef Desmond Schneider, restaurant interior and two placed dishes
November 5, 2025

Mane Act

Desmond Schneider—after time at Pete’s Capitola, Alderwood, Seabright Social and popular popup Pizza Bones—has assembled a mouthwatering lineup.
A California Dungeness crab on ice
October 29, 2025

Crazy Currents

Last week the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the statewide commercial opener of the upcoming Dungeness crab season has been delayed until at least Jan. 1, 2026.
Steph Curry stickers
October 22, 2025

Dub Steps

The Santa Cruz Warriors host Sea Dub Fan Fest on Oct. 25, featuring Q&A sessions, meet and greets, autograph signings and photo ops.
dining review image of a woman on a bike
October 15, 2025

Pedal and Mettle

Efforts are ongoing to mitigate effects of the Murray Street Bridge closure for repairs, with free two-hour parking and a free water taxi traverses the waterway.
strawberry cut outs make for for fun photos.
October 8, 2025

Much to Munch

Rodoni Farms' pumpkin patch and corn maze is just one stop on the Open Farm Tours happening October 11–12 with 16 locations participating.
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