Once upon a time, hardcore meant shaved heads, circle pits and violent punk rock instead of coiffed hair, tight pants and melodies. Bands like Black Flag, Circle Jerks and Battalion of Saints brought the kids out from Los Angeles and San Diego, but in Santa Cruz, all that mattered was Bl’ast!
Record Store Day and the rise of doom metal
After being battered by everything from chain stores to Napster to BitTorrent, a group of independent record store owners and clerks gathered in 2007 to craft a counterstrike. The plan: to showcase the quality of analog music, and the thrill of collecting physical albums. The result: Record Store Day.
Gerald Casel brings his vision of a united dance community to National Dance Week Santa Cruz
Everywhere he’s been, Gerald Casel has found divisions in the dance community—highbrow vs. lowbrow, uptown vs. downtown, experimental vs. classical. As a renowned choreographer who has worked across the country and around the world, it is something that no longer surprises or disappoints him. But that doesn’t mean he’s willing to accept it.
I’m trying to commute more on my bike and buy less stuff.
Kris Ayer
Santa Cruz | Nurse/Midwife
Hitting the brakes on our tech brain drain
Shawn Glanton is standing on Front Street in Downtown Santa Cruz gripping a shiny metal thermos filled with Hawaiian-blend coffee. The early morning sun is creeping over the trees of San Lorenzo Park, and one of Glanton’s coworkers is standing beside him. More arrive over the next 10 minutes—some of them on bicycles and Razor scooters, many hauling backpacks and messenger bags.
Is there hope for fixing traffic congestion near Pajaro Valley High School?
On a recent Monday afternoon, amidst the shriek of whistles and the far-off shouts of coaches, Fourth District County Supervisor Greg Caput holds up his arms in bewilderment and shakes his head.
Watsonville will vote on Measure G, Heritage tree on chopping block in Santa Cruz
Following Holy Week (passion, death and burial of the Pisces World Teacher) and Easter Sunday (Resurrection Festival), from April 19 to the 23, the long-awaited and discussed Cardinal Cross of Change appears in the sky, composed of Cardinal signs Aries, Libra, Cancer, and Capricorn, with planets (13-14 degrees) Uranus (in Aries), Jupiter (in Cancer), Mars (in Libra) and Pluto (in Capricorn), an actual geometrical square or cross configuration. Cardinal signs mark the seasons of change, initiating new realities.
Wave goodbye to winter and say hello to spring with Good Times’ Home & Garden issue—the ultimate resource guide for designing, maintaining, and reinvigorating your living space, both inside and out.
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