It’s a bit mind-bending to realize that 2013 has nearly breezed by and that the holidays are right in front of us. Good cheer and (hopefully) great connections with family and friends await, but, for the moment, let’s focus on the task at hand: the art of giving.
The following pages will certainly assist you with that. In our annual gift guide, we highlight more gifts than in previous years so there’s plenty from which to choose—from the vibrant offerings found at Om Gallery in Downtown Santa Cruz to the downright imaginative gift items and stocking stuffers you can find at so many other local stores. It’s all here.
Keep your reindeer healthy. Because without your reindeer you cannot go anywhere. You can’t take your packages anywhere, they’re not going to be delivered, and it’s not going to be a good thing. People are going to be saddened.
Plans for Santa Cruz County’s Scenic Rail Trail chug along
The idea of raising the federal minimum wage has been gaining national support. Where do you stand on that issue?
It’s been almost two years since GT last checked in with local brother-sister folk duo The Native Sibling, and during that time, the band has been busy. Ryan and Kaylee Williams have finished recording their full-length debut album—Letters Kept to Ourselves—a follow-up to their 2012 EP, Water Too Deep, Words Too Shallow. “It’s very raw,” Ryan says of the album, set for release this spring. “Kaylee and I are both very introspective writers, so there’s a lot of songs about memories, places we’ve been together and the inner workings of family and friendships.” One of the new songs, “Oh Sing,” has already received some radio play on KCRW in Los Angeles, and the duo recently released a video for “Carry You.”
What Disney Princess movies say about gender, culture and romance
I’d jump off the Empire State building—because I’d be famous!
Films This Week
Since its recent groundbreaking event, Civinomics’ online users are posting their own civic initiatives for the community to vote on. Where will digital governance take Santa Cruz?
