A story about a guy that’s searching for a job that starts after 12:30 because he needs his surfing time. He goes around searching from place to place and keeps getting thrown out.
Mitch Brownstein
Santa Cruz | Surfer
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A Taste of Cambodia
Scotts Valley’s Jia Tella’s offers diverse tastes and plenty of history
Often when dining out, I reach a satiety point, enjoy another bite or two, and take the rest of the meal home. Occasionally however, that bite or two turns into three, four, or more, as I just can’t seem to get enough of the array of unique flavors. That was my experience at Jia Tella’s, the Cambodian restaurant tucked into a corner of the neighborhood mall that houses Scotts Valley Market.
A Little Birdie Told Me
On Sundays, Café Sparrow dishes up a delectable breakfast and brunch menu, peppered with house-made surprises in its little Aptos storefront.
A Cancer New Moon
Thursday is the 237th birthday of the United States (Declaration of Independence) formed under the liberating sign of Cancer (Ray 2 of Divine Intelligence, equalized economics, intelligent thinking humanity). The United States continues to experience economic changes and transformation in the coming months. The astrology of change (of the Ages) experienced within the United States coincides with the failing of the (old) economic structures worldwide. It looks like breakdown everywhere in the world. When there is breakdown, there is a simultaneous release of energy, which produces new opportunities for the creation of a new world. We are in this time now. Things are very unusual and unpredictable, irregular, capricious and at times random. The rules, archetypes and templates of life are changing as we stand in between times and ages.
Fab, Frothy and Fun
Cabrillo Stage’s summer season opens with flashy, yet heartfelt ‘La Cage Aux Folles’
La Cage Aux Folles” debuted as a French play in 1973, was made into a film in 1978, and was adapted into a musical in the U.S. in 1983. In 1997, it was reproduced as a comedy film—sans the music—titled The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane and Gene Hackman. And on July 12, local audiences will have an opportunity to see the play re-imagined once again, this time by Cabrillo Stage.
A Leap Forward
Santa Cruzans look ahead after Supreme Court decisions on Prop. 8 and DOMA
The Supreme Court’s recent same-sex marriage rulings weren’t landslide victories for LGBT Americans, says Sharon Papo, executive director of The Diversity Center in Santa Cruz, but they were momentous steps forward.
“It’s a great day,” Papo told GT on Wednesday, June 26, the day of the court’s rulings, “but there are still 37 states that treat gay and lesbian Americans and their children as second-class citizens. We are celebrating, but there is still work to be done.”
Rights to the Bikes
The City of Santa Cruz puts its bicycle distribution program on hold
For the past 17 years, the City of Santa Cruz has distributed bicycles recovered by police to underprivileged youth through local nonprofits.
But the program—which has been consumed in the last year by controversy over which organization gets to middleman the bike handoffs—is currently on hold until police and city staff implement a new system.
Supervisor Neal Coonerty
When it comes to potentially regulating marijuana-growing operations, what do you think the county’s role should be?
I think county government needs to play an active role in regulating marijuana-growing operations in the unincorporated area of the county. Although this is a confused and contradictory area of law at the current time, county regulation is important for a number of reasons.
Santa Cruz Visitor Guide ’13
Not to toot our own horn, but Santa Cruz County has got it all. From superb wines, to world renowned attractions, to pristine beaches, to a hip art scene, locals know how to work hard and play hard. What does that mean for visitors? Oodles of fun.
To help you navigate all that our area has to offer, we present our annual Visitor Guide. Within the following pages, you’ll find some of the best local culinary hotspots, spas, hikes, galleries, bars, live music venues, attractions, and so much more. For some insight into the area’s unique (and quirky) history, take note of the “Fun Facts” dispersed throughout.
Fright Classes
Take a fun summer refresher course at ‘Monsters University’
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this holiday weekend? Why not sign up for a refresher course at Monsters University? This lighthearted prequel to the Pixar/Disney 2001 animated blockbuster, Monsters Inc., reunites audiences with some of their favorite characters and introduces some cool new ones in a family-friendly tale of friendship, destiny, diversity, and higher education, told with maximum humor and heart.
If you had a screenplay that takes place in Santa Cruz, what
A story about a guy that’s searching for a job that starts after 12:30 because he needs his surfing time. He goes around searching from place to place and keeps getting thrown out.Mitch BrownsteinSanta Cruz | Surfer Who killed the homeless guy that sleeps in the alley in back of Kuumbwa? Was it the crazed jazz...
A Taste of Cambodia
Scotts Valley’s Jia Tella’s offers diverse tastes and plenty of historyOften when dining out, I reach a satiety point, enjoy another bite or two, and take the rest of the meal home. Occasionally however, that bite or two turns into three, four, or more, as I just can’t seem to get enough of the array of unique flavors. That...
A Little Birdie Told Me
On Sundays, Café Sparrow dishes up a delectable breakfast and brunch menu, peppered with house-made surprises in its little Aptos storefront. We were offered a table in the sunroom where wooden chairs, sponge-painted in pastel colors somehow match the assortment of patterned tablecloths, each topped with lace and decorated with vases of zinnias and sprigs of...
A Cancer New Moon
Thursday is the 237th birthday of the United States (Declaration of Independence) formed under the liberating sign of Cancer (Ray 2 of Divine Intelligence, equalized economics, intelligent thinking humanity). The United States continues to experience economic changes and transformation in the coming months. The astrology of change (of the Ages) experienced within the United States coincides with the failing...
Fab, Frothy and Fun
Cabrillo Stage’s summer season opens with flashy, yet heartfelt ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ La Cage Aux Folles” debuted as a French play in 1973, was made into a film in 1978, and was adapted into a musical in the U.S. in 1983. In 1997, it was reproduced as a comedy film—sans the music—titled The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams, Nathan...
A Leap Forward
Santa Cruzans look ahead after Supreme Court decisions on Prop. 8 and DOMA The Supreme Court’s recent same-sex marriage rulings weren’t landslide victories for LGBT Americans, says Sharon Papo, executive director of The Diversity Center in Santa Cruz, but they were momentous steps forward. “It’s a great day,” Papo told GT on Wednesday, June 26, the day of the...
Rights to the Bikes
The City of Santa Cruz puts its bicycle distribution program on hold For the past 17 years, the City of Santa Cruz has distributed bicycles recovered by police to underprivileged youth through local nonprofits. But the program—which has been consumed in the last year by controversy over which organization gets to middleman the bike handoffs—is currently on hold until...
Supervisor Neal Coonerty
When it comes to potentially regulating marijuana-growing operations, what do you think the county’s role should be? I think county government needs to play an active role in regulating marijuana-growing operations in the unincorporated area of the county. Although this is a confused and contradictory area of law at the current time, county regulation is important for a number...
Santa Cruz Visitor Guide ’13
Not to toot our own horn, but Santa Cruz County has got it all. From superb wines, to world renowned attractions, to pristine beaches, to a hip art scene, locals know how to work hard and play hard. What does that mean for visitors? Oodles of fun. To help you navigate all that our area has to offer, we...
Fright Classes
Take a fun summer refresher course at 'Monsters University' Looking for something fun to do with the kids this holiday weekend? Why not sign up for a refresher course at Monsters University? This lighthearted prequel to the Pixar/Disney 2001 animated blockbuster, Monsters Inc., reunites audiences with some of their favorite characters and introduces some cool new ones in a...