Sarah’s Vineyard of Gilroy is known for crafting fine wines—and one of my all-time favorites is its Chardonnay. But this time, its Viognier has my vote.
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Sarah’s Vineyard
Sarah’s Vineyard of Gilroy is known for crafting fine wines—and one of my all-time favorites is its Chardonnay. But this time, its Viognier has my vote. My husband and I went for dinner recently to the Pino Alto Restaurant in the historic Sesnon House in Aptos, where students in Cabrillo’s culinary program learn how to create...
Identity Shift
How the LGBT community found its place in Santa Cruz When I arrived in Santa Cruz in the mid-1990s, the town had a well-established reputation for being an open, gay-friendly place. There were rainbow flags hanging from balconies, Pride was a city-wide celebration, and out-gay men and lesbians worked in every imaginable job, from coffee shops...
Searching for Alternatives
A look back at the fiercely competitive world of Santa Cruz weeklies Just out of UCSC, clutching a highly practical degree in medieval history, I went looking for work and found it at the long-lost and lamented Santa’s Village near Scotts Valley, where I toiled one summer at the puppet theater. I pulled strings to get...
We Can Rebuild You
A look back at how downtown Santa Cruz recovered from the 1989 earthquake The road to hell isn’t the only one paved with good intentions. Pacific Avenue, sometimes known as the Pacific Garden Mall, but most commonly understood as simply "downtown Santa Cruz," has relied on the good intentions—even relentless devotion—of the good people of Santa...
A Few UCSC Facts
In honor of the university’s 50th anniversary, five odd tidbits It’s official: Santa Cruz has been a university town for 50 years. And while the relationship between UCSC and the city of Santa Cruz is complicated, so are all great marriages. There have been highs and lows, but words of love and divorce threats aside, it’s...
Dazed, But Not Confused
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Booting Up
The founder of Santa Cruz Tech Beat looks back at the history and impact of the tech industry I knew the man was a mere youngster when, referring to the “old days in Santa Cruz tech,” he said in an incredulous tone, “Back then, companies didn’t even let people work from home!” “Actually,” I replied, “we...
A Palate Refined
How Santa Cruz’s vibrant culinary scene turned me into a food and wine writer Maybe it happened because I’d spent part of my childhood in Europe. By the time I was 12, I’d hit cafes in Como, patisseries in Paris, and weinstubes in Munich. Or maybe it happened because I had no fear. Or both. But...
A History of Her Stories
Forty years of local women who transformed activism, law, academia, and more Four months ago I stopped shaving my armpits. I’d always been lazy about it (do you even know how much time and money this genre of grooming demands?) and even during my years at UCSC, among the happily hairy hippies, I never felt quite...
Film, Times & Events: Week of April 17
Films This WeekCheck out the movies playing around town.With: Reviews Movie Times click here.Santa Cruz area movie theaters > ....... New This Week CHILD 44 Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, and Noomi Rapace star in this thriller set in Stalin’s Soviet Union about a disgraced member of the military police investigating a string of horrific child murders....