.Mat Weir

For a majority of its 92-year-history, the Downtown Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building has provided a gathering place for veterans and the community. From Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to weekly yoga

Sometimes life’s biggest chances come down to just a roll of the dice. Especially when that chance is on GAME Santa Cruz, the city’s first gaming cafe.

This year, Free Comic Book Day falls on May the 4th—recognized as International Star Wars Day—as well as on Kids’ Day in Santa Cruz.

Founded in Santa Cruz, the Internet Underground Music Archive was the first source not only for indie bands but for online music anywhere.

Santa Cruz County natives Tegenkamp and Aaron Alden think California’s Central Coast should have its own comic con—so they started the Surf City Comic Con.

Last year Skinny Lister released their sixth studio album, Shanty Punk. It’s 11 tracks range from beautiful–like the lamentful yet inspiring “Broken, Bruised & Battered”--to the blistering like “Unto The Breach.”

What makes Militarie Gun interesting is their willingness to push the musical boundaries. While some of their songs lie within the realm of hardcore, many...

Nonprofit puts guitars in future musicians' hands