Federal dietary guidelines were supposed to reflect the best available nutrition science. Instead, the final 2025–2030 USDA recommendations quietly reversed plant-forward advice from independent experts, elevating meat and dairy while sidelining fiber-rich foods. What changed—and who benefits?

“Some people say the only way you really train for a thru-hike is you get out there and do it,” hiker, Slow Burn. Late in...

The 16th annual She Is Beautiful 5K/10K Run is in a partnership with the Walnut Avenue Women and Family Center.

From red light therapy and acupuncture to strength training and rehab, Santa Cruz fitness centers are redefining what it means to go to the gym.

From Super Meat Boy to Binding of Isaac and now Mewgenics, Santa Cruz game designer Edmund McMillen turns personal history, trauma, and humor into deeply resonant games.

As Atlantis Fantasyworld approaches its 50th anniversary, owner Joe Ferrara reflects on the values, resilience, and love of stories that turned a personal collection into one of America’s longest-running comic bookstores.

Storms, both weather and economic, defined this year in Santa Cruz.

.At Makai Island Kitchen & Groggery, owner Peter Drobac is holding court on a subject associated with pirates, mai tais and college regrets.

A countywide poetry initiative is giving Santa Cruz teens the tools—and the permission—to tell their stories, discovering healing, confidence and power through the written word.

Maybe you are holding out hope your true love is going to give to you 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping,...

Ditch material gifts in favor of memories—the kind that come with laughter, fresh air, music, candlelight, creativity, and even inner peace.

Holiday entertaining doesn’t have to mean immaculate tablescapes or elaborate menus. In Santa Cruz, we do things a little differently.