KSCO’s Rosemary Chalmers and KPIG’s ‘Sleepy’ John Sandidge square off for Planet Cruz Comedy
Penny Framstad lights the way for aspiring musicians
FOLLOW US
Air Buds
Roof to Power
Mayor Don Lane talks about his letter on homelessness
Waste Line
Grand jury calls for regional composting agency
Algae Doom
Crab fishermen feel the pinch with toxic algae bloom
Steel Bonnet
Scotts Valley gets its own brewery
Setting the Stage
The Colligan Theater opens at the Tannery Arts Center under circumstances no one could have imagined when it was first conceived. That it even survived a long and complicated road to completion is a testament to sheer willpower
From The Editor
Plus Letters To the Editor
Simplicity Preparing for Thanksgiving
When we study and apply astrology in our daily lives, we are anchoring new Aquarian thinking. Study, application and use of astrology, understanding its language, builds the new world, the new culture and civilization. Astrologers are able to plan right timing and right action. Next week is Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 26). It’s good to understand the energies influencing us in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. When we know these things we are able to make Right Choices, have Right Action. We link heaven and Earth, our minds with the starry energies that influence us. Let us consider the following influences.
The North Node (point in space where sun and moon meet, representing humanity’s present/future pathway) has just entered Virgo. Virgo is about food, purity, cleanliness, service, detail, order and organization. What can we learn from this? Because these energies are available to us we, too, can have intentions and a rhythm of order and organization, purity and cleanliness.
Sunday, the sun enters Sag, joining Mercury (we have high ideals, many goals). Tuesday, Mercury/Saturn (structured disciplined thinking) squares Neptune (thoughts, ideas, goals dissolve away). Wednesday is 3 degree Sagittarius solar festival (full moon).
Sag’s keynote is, “We see a goal, we achieve that goal, and then we see another.” We might have many plans and goals for Thanksgiving. However, on Thanksgiving those goals may be dashed. Saturn (structure) squares Neptune. All structures and plans dissolve and fall away. What is our response to this? We simplify all that we do. We plan on everything changing. We don’t fret. We adapt instead. Adaptation is the behavior of the Disciple. Sagittarius is the sign of the Disciple.
SECRETARY’S SON
One could assume Bill Monning—the California senator whose district stretches from Santa Cruz to San Luis Obispo—to be the heir apparent for Sam Farr’s seat in Congress. Others may think of Luis Alejo, one of California’s most successful lawmakers, representing Watsonville and parts of Monterey County. Neither has officially announced his candidacy.
Air Buds
KSCO’s Rosemary Chalmers and KPIG’s ‘Sleepy’ John Sandidge square off for Planet Cruz Comedy The head-to-head showdown between county supervisors Zach Friend and Ryan Coonerty was the hit of the last Planet Cruz show. On Saturday, the latest comedy-variety show from Richard Stockton, Sven Davis and company will revisit the format with two icons of the...
Roof to Power
Mayor Don Lane talks about his letter on homelessness With the holidays on the way and wintry weather already arriving, many in Santa Cruz are prepping for holiday parties and vacation. Those living on the streets are getting ready for a colder, harsher reality, with overnight lows currently hovering around 40 degrees—and it’s only November. It...
Waste Line
Grand jury calls for regional composting agency Bonnie Linden’s house in Capitola is nestled by fruit trees and outfitted with a set of rain-catchment containers, a greywater system and bee boxes. Out front is a large box for free book exchanges and out back, in the corner of her garden, a compost bin. It’s that compost...
Algae Doom
Crab fishermen feel the pinch with toxic algae bloom Local wildlife officials have delayed this year’s recreational and commercial crab fishing season indefinitely, due to a warm-water-induced toxic algae bloom that’s poisoning the food chain. The news has left a lot of us, well, crabbier than normal, and wondering just how dangerous the bloom could really...
Steel Bonnet
Scotts Valley gets its own brewery Scotts Valley finally has its own brewery: Steel Bonnet. It’s a small operation, but locals are already enjoying it, and there’s a tap room people can visit, which opened about a month ago. It has eight taps, six year-round and two for seasonal varieties. Owner Donald Cramb, who’s originally from...
Setting the Stage
The Colligan Theater opens at the Tannery Arts Center under circumstances no one could have imagined when it was first conceived. That it even survived a long and complicated road to completion is a testament to sheer willpower It’s just hours before the first performance ever at the Tannery Arts Center’s Colligan Theater, and Julie James...
Pop Start
Penny Framstad lights the way for aspiring musicians “Don’t date your guitar player,” says Penny Framstad. “Ever. Ever.” It’s just one snippet of hard-won advice the local singer/songwriter and artist development coach at Penny’s Pop Academy shares with me as we sit outside Lulu’s on a warm late-summer day. “I mean, how hard is that, to...
From The Editor
Plus Letters To the Editor I noticed something very interesting while researching my cover story this week on the opening of the new Colligan Theater at the Tannery: the people that are being celebrated the most for making this new performing arts center happen are not doing all that much celebrating themselves. Julie James, roundly anticipated...
Simplicity Preparing for Thanksgiving
When we study and apply astrology in our daily lives, we are anchoring new Aquarian thinking. Study, application and use of astrology, understanding its language, builds the new world, the new culture and civilization. Astrologers are able to plan right timing and right action. Next week is Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 26). It’s good to understand the energies influencing...
SECRETARY’S SON
One could assume Bill Monning—the California senator whose district stretches from Santa Cruz to San Luis Obispo—to be the heir apparent for Sam Farr’s seat in Congress. Others may think of Luis Alejo, one of California’s most successful lawmakers, representing Watsonville and parts of Monterey County. Neither has officially announced his candidacy. The real front-runner, now...
