ARIES (March 21-April 19): Author Diane Ackerman says it's inevitable that each of us sometimes "looks clumsy or gets dirty or asks stupid questions...

It’s staggering how our somewhat small city is a brand name across the globe. You travel anywhere and you are likely to see the words Santa Cruz on shirts, guitars, mountain bikes, a pickup, cookies…and the most famous skateboard company in the world. I mean, you don’t see branding like this for way bigger cities like Des Moines, Fresno, San Jose…

TO NAME OR NOT TO NAME Cabrillo College board member Adam Spickler said "Sometimes what the majority wants isn't really what's healthiest or best,...). That's...

I will be getting the new booster, and generally I’m wearing a mask, I actually have it with me now. I haven’t been masking yet,...

DON’T FENCE US IN Oh R-T-C, you'll break our hearts Don’t fence us in No need for miles of cement-wall parts Don’t fence us in Who in the world...

They’re back….(remember that line from Poltergeist?). And by that I mean the little nightmare germs of Covid. They never really went away, but as people relaxed their precautions and went back to unmasked large gatherings, the disease is spreading again like wildfire. And with it, comes a host of weird and fake news and prescriptions. You know, bleach, lasers, horse dewormers. So what should we do?

Check out this week's astrological lineup by Rob Brezsny outlined in Free Will Astrology. Prepare for your week ahead.

Burning Man met with tumultuous conditions this year, but prior to the annual event, as well as during the week.

Being a music promoter is like being a skier or farmer. You might get too much of what you want and it kills business, or too little. Their livelihood can be made or broken by the weather, the competition, the ticket prices and the temperament of the acts they book.

Check out this week's astrological lineup by Rob Bezsny outlined in Free Will Astrology. Prepare for your week ahead.

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I think it's ruining some of the charm of Santa Cruz. But then again, I like "old." Maybe they should figure out a way...