Who can forget their first ride on the Giant Dipper? It’s a rite of passage, a risk of passage for locals and some 2 million tourists a year.

I found the reactions that were printed about the first Take a Hike column were over the top and clearly triggered individuals.

As I hear stories about people leaving Santa Cruz for more affordable housing, I think about my walk downtown last Friday night....

It looked like the new cannabis dispensary at the old Emily’s Bakery site on Mission Street was approved…but all of a sudden there’s been a fear campaign

Santa Cruz school superintendent Kris Munro sent a letter to parents warning of a catastrophe: a proposed cannabis dispensary, partly owned by a nonprofit

“The Live Oak Sunday Farmers Market location ends the last Sunday in April,” writes in one reader.

I’m a longtime SC resident of 25 yrs. A main reason I worked so hard to get here was because SC was so “liberal“ and free thinking...

What do Earth Day and 4/20 have in common? Well, they both celebrate plants, for one thing. We juggled both this issue...

I run the 11th Hour open mic, and last year we got a super small outdoor stage, no dancing, just local up and coming musicians...

et me introduce our newest column, “Take a Hike with Richard Stockton,” which will introduce locals and tourists to great places to explore

It’s been 10 years this week since Good Times returned to local ownership. We have been able to deliver a product that is second to none in the state.

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott donated $2 million to The Community Health Trust of the Pajaro Valley and another $2 million to Jacob’s Heart. For that, I salute her.