Watsonville City Council contest opens amid huge challenges for downtown
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Street Race
Rebel Yelle
One French pop star is out to change the music industry by making Katy Perry dance
Distinguished Gentleman
Founder John Orlando has guided the Distinguished Artists series through 30 years of performances
Alternative Solutions
A look at five proposals for the future of Santa Cruz water
Sound Wave Cure
Local musician Randy Masters to teach course integrating sound with massage
Santa Cruz Restaurant Week
A huge part of Santa Cruz Restaurant Week has always been about offering a great dining experience for an affordable price. For some locals, the $25 flat-rate cost has provided the opportunity (or the excuse!) to try new spots, and indulge in Santa Cruz fine dining in a way they might have thought too pricey before.
Scorpio Sun, New Moon Eclipse, Mercury Direct
The Sun enters Scorpio’s mysteries Thursday under a new moon and partial solar eclipse (something essential has come to an end, its purpose completed). In Scorpio we harbor secrets, are devoted to something deep, dark and hidden. Sometimes it’s ourselves. We can bring great suspect to our assessment of others. Scorpio is the scorpion, the serpent and the eagle—three levels of development. As the serpent we take shelter in our beliefs. Sometimes we bite (or sting). The eagle vanquishes old beliefs through its sharp intellect, soaring high in the air, seeking to understand through perspective. Understanding releases us from the bondage of fear. The eagle is like the mother soothing feelings of mistrust, offering protection. Knowledge does this, too.
Sugar by the Pound
Bluegrass began as the music of the people, and Boulder Creek’s Sugar by the Pound is doing its best to keep it that way.
Roots Run Deep
Best-selling author Garth Stein’s latest book is a multi-generational tale set in the Pacific Northwest
Street Race
Watsonville City Council contest opens amid huge challenges for downtown Watsonville City Council candidate Jimmy Dutra, a realtor and small-business owner, has a vision for his hometown of Watsonville. He says he wants it to be more “business-friendly.” He wants to develop incentives and seek out suitable businesses for the city that will provide sustainable jobs....
Rebel Yelle
One French pop star is out to change the music industry by making Katy Perry dance Yelle’s latest music video opens with her riding a giant cob of corn. She then steps on some broken glass, and lies down in a bed of popcorn. Maybe that’s what she means by “complètement fou?” Not exactly, explains Yelle...
Distinguished Gentleman
Founder John Orlando has guided the Distinguished Artists series through 30 years of performances When John Orlando started the Distinguished Artists Concert and Lecture Series, he didn’t know it would still be going 30 years later. He didn’t even intend to create a series, exactly. The pianist and longtime teacher just wanted to provide a performance...
Alternative Solutions
A look at five proposals for the future of Santa Cruz water Water conservation is the new norm for the foreseeable future, at least in the city of Santa Cruz. The city council is now reviewing Stage 3 water restrictions on a month-by-month basis, and the city’s recently approved hike in water rate, which includes a...
Sound Wave Cure
Local musician Randy Masters to teach course integrating sound with massage While the Army, the CIA and even the City of Santa Cruz are studying ways to use sound to repel enemies, former jazz and world beat musician Randy Masters is among a group of scholars learning how to use sound to heal. Masters, who taught...
Santa Cruz Restaurant Week
A huge part of Santa Cruz Restaurant Week has always been about offering a great dining experience for an affordable price. For some locals, the $25 flat-rate cost has provided the opportunity (or the excuse!) to try new spots, and indulge in Santa Cruz fine dining in a way they might have thought too pricey before. ...
Scorpio Sun, New Moon Eclipse, Mercury Direct
The Sun enters Scorpio’s mysteries Thursday under a new moon and partial solar eclipse (something essential has come to an end, its purpose completed). In Scorpio we harbor secrets, are devoted to something deep, dark and hidden. Sometimes it’s ourselves. We can bring great suspect to our assessment of others. Scorpio is the scorpion, the serpent and the eagle—three...
From The Editor
Plus Letters To the Editor Santa Cruz Restaurant Week has grown steadily since it started in 2009, but this year it’s hit a whole new level. Not just in the number of restaurants participating—after all, there are only so many places on the local dining scene that can deliver the SCRW experience, combining a special...
Sugar by the Pound
Bluegrass began as the music of the people, and Boulder Creek’s Sugar by the Pound is doing its best to keep it that way. The all-female band—Ali Steele on banjo, Erin Valdivia on guitar, Cristy Aloysi on guitar and mandolin, and Sarah Farrell Mackessy on bass, with all four sharing vocals—bring a contagious, foot-stomping excitement to...
Roots Run Deep
Best-selling author Garth Stein’s latest book is a multi-generational tale set in the Pacific Northwest Seattle-based author Garth Stein would be the first to tell you that in dealing with loss and recovery, the way forward tends to backtrack through the past. In fact, he’s crisscrossed that territory through four novels, mining the world of family...