In honor of Woodies on the Wharf June 21, a look back at how surfers saved an American classic  Woodies on the Wharf returns to the Santa Cruz Wharf on June 21, and the 20th anniversary of the annual Santa Cruz gathering—which will feature dozens of the classic cars on display—raises the question: What is it...

Getting Milked Janet Hoover loved her job as a lactation consultant, helping breastfeeding mothers connect to their newborn children. And she was devastated when Dominican Hospital nipped her contract, firing her after 15 years. “It’s been very hard. I was totally and completely blindsided by this whole thing,” says Hoover, who gave breastfeeding tips to...

Films This WeekCheck out the movies playing around town.With: Reviews, Movie Times click here.Santa Cruz area movie theaters > ....... New This WeekEDGE OF TOMORROW It's like a sci-fi Groundhog Day. When aliens invade the Earth, an untested Army Major (Tom Cruise) is sent to the front lines, and promptly killed—except he's caught in a time...

Of course. If you look closely at how they're created, there are artists, designers, musicians and engineers that come together to produce something that people can enjoy. Jason KahlerSanta Cruz | Creative Director/CEO         I do not think so. I never played them, and I don’t think they are art. Barbara MottesBoulder Creek...

California Champagne – a Delicious Sparkling Wine I love to open up a nice sparkler when friends come to visit—and a drop of bubbly always puts one in a celebratory mood. For about $20, Kirigin Cellars’ sparkling wine is a pretty good deal. Naturally fermented, with a secondary fermentation before bottling, it’s not too sweet and...

Some artists like making concept albums, or at least intentionally creating a collection of songs with an identifiable narrative thread or theme to it. But Denys Kozakis, who sings and plays rhythm guitar in the folk rock group the Wooden Suns, prefers to let the creative process move him rather than control the process himself. “Mostly...

Linda Woolverton’s ‘Maleficent’ tells the other side of the Sleeping Beauty tale For 40 years, feminists have complained about the sanitized fairy tales force-fed to little girls in Disney cartoons—the ones that promise a handsome prince and true love’s kiss. And over the last couple of years, the Mouse House seems to be getting a clue....

Prizefighter handsome, Ron Jones has been making pictures most of his life. A classic California dreamer, he's taken his camera all over the world—through the adventure years of the ’70s and ’80s, and the belt-tightening ’90s, up to present-day. With his edgy mix of skill and luck, Jones’ career has managed to weather divorce, recessions, client...

Folk duo the Milk Carton Kids takes success one step at a time Since forming in 2011, Americana/folk duo the Milk Carton Kids have released three albums, including 2013’s The Ash & Clay—and to hear Joey Ryan tell it, that album was the culmination of a gradual growing process that had been slowly building up on...

What can dandelions do for our bodies? In the upper right abdomen, taking up most of the space under the ribs, resides a massive, three-pound organ: the liver. Among its many life-critical tasks, it processes virtually everything we put into our bodies, from vital nutrients to last night's wine. At any given time, the liver holds...