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Spoiler alert: Santa Cruz isn’t really the ‘third most dangerous city’ in the state
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Composer Philip Glass’ first trip to Big Sur was by motorcycle; little did he know that he’d establish a music festival there six decades later.
Film, Times & Events: Week of September 19
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Pulp Fixation
A peek inside the world of paper-cutting artist Felicia Gilman
Walking on Sunshine
Davina and The Vagabonds return to the 57th annual Monterey Jazz Festival
China Cats
There are a lot of Grateful Dead tribute bands out there, so basically it’s a buyer’s market for hungry Deadheads. The members of Santa Cruz’s China Cats are themselves Dead fanatics and take a unique approach to the whole thing. In fact, they don’t even consider themselves a tribute band, because they don’t attempt to play Dead songs note for note; but rather go for the essence of what the Dead shows were like.
Feeding Frenzy
Culinary journey ‘The Trip to Italy’ isn’t the foodie film you’d expect
Sweet Treats
Local cannabis bakers win award for cookies
What fashion trends do you want to see, or not see?
I want to see more norm-core, and less nostalgia. And less pants, for sure.
Nancy Drewson
Santa Cruz | High School Guidance Counselor
Unit Shifter
Critics say rental inspections are making an overpriced rental market even worse On a quiet street in Seabright behind a yellow house is a small white cottage, a converted garage where Paula Gregoire lived until recently with her 10-year-old daughter Isabella Naranjo. That cottage will soon turn back into a garage. Santa Cruz city planning officials...
Hometown Security
Spoiler alert: Santa Cruz isn’t really the ‘third most dangerous city’ in the state Home Security Shield, a company that sells ADT home security systems, released an article on its website on Sept. 11 titled, “20 Most Dangerous Cities in California.” There were a couple of usual suspects on the list, such as Oakland, which came...
Reflecting Glass
Composer Philip Glass’ first trip to Big Sur was by motorcycle; little did he know that he’d establish a music festival there six decades later. “I was there in 1956 or ’57. I’d read ‘On The Road’ like everybody else, and I wanted to see the country,” says Glass. “That’s what we did in those days,...
Film, Times & Events: Week of September 19
Films This WeekCheck out the movies playing around town.With: Reviews, Movie Times click here.Santa Cruz area movie theaters > ....... New This WeekTHE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain star in this contemporary drama as a couple on the verge of splitting up, who are trying to recapture the magic of what drew...
Pulp Fixation
A peek inside the world of paper-cutting artist Felicia Gilman ‘Paper is one of the easiest things you can get your hands on,” observes Felicia Gilman, whose cut-paper creations have developed their own cult following. “It’s accessible, inexpensive, and versatile.” Gilman might be describing her lifestyle as well. “I love thrift shops, I drive a junky...
Walking on Sunshine
Davina and The Vagabonds return to the 57th annual Monterey Jazz Festival Imagine a combination of Lucille Ball and Louis Prima—a frenetic, deeply humorous soul who is part tightly synchronized bandleader, part devastating front woman—and you get pianist and singer-songwriter Davina Sowers. As boss of Davina and the Vagabonds, Sowers runs her shows with a captivating...
China Cats
There are a lot of Grateful Dead tribute bands out there, so basically it’s a buyer’s market for hungry Deadheads. The members of Santa Cruz’s China Cats are themselves Dead fanatics and take a unique approach to the whole thing. In fact, they don’t even consider themselves a tribute band, because they don’t attempt to play Dead songs note...
Feeding Frenzy
Culinary journey ‘The Trip to Italy’ isn’t the foodie film you’d expect Back in 2011, comic actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon went on The Trip. No, not the psychedelic kind; it was a feature film culled from a six-part British television series in which they played lightly fictionalized versions of themselves, comedian buddies who ate...
Sweet Treats
Local cannabis bakers win award for cookies Big Pete’s Sweet Treats makes medical cannabis cookies for dispensaries around Northern California. The Santa Cruz business is run by “Big” Pete Feurtado, who studied Oaksterdam in Oakland, and his son Pete Jr., the baker. The pair picked up an award for its Take N Bake pre-made cookies at...
What fashion trends do you want to see, or not see?
I want to see more norm-core, and less nostalgia. And less pants, for sure.Nancy DrewsonSanta Cruz | High School Guidance Counselor I want to see more overalls outside of the music festival atmosphere, and fewer baggy pants on anybody.Erin PhillipsSanta Cruz | Environmental Tech If...