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Painter Hal Turner spends his own money and time covering graffiti in Aptos
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HIGHEST HIGH SPEED, MEASLES DEATH
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Stockwell Cellars
As one of the judges at the Dare to Pair Food & Wine Competition held April 26 at the Surf City Vintners complex on the Westside, I had a hard time choosing a winning dish. All 12 plates of food prepared by students in the Cabrillo College Culinary Program—each paired with a compatible wine—were outstanding.
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It’s ironic that many visitors experience Santa Cruz primarily via car. This area is known for its natural beauty, we have the beach and the redwoods, and yet a vacation here can easily be reduced to a series of car trips—back and forth, here and there, point A to point B. That will certainly get you to a lot of great places in Santa Cruz, but I’ve noticed that a deeper theme has risen from the stories in this Visitor Guide.
Film, Times & Events: Week of June 12
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Be Our Guest: Northern Nights Festival Pre-Party
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Brother Grand
Singer-songwriter Ben Henderson got his start in Delta Activity, an explosive indie-prog-rock band, and Good Hustle, a spontaneous funk-rock trio that still occasionally plays. When he began his solo career, though, Henderson started writing heartfelt, passionate songs on his acoustic guitar. Eventually he wanted to do the same kind of songs in a band setting, and so a couple of years ago he started Brother Grand. This time, all he had to do was add one member: upright bassist Endika.
The Born Identity
Lyrics Born finally finds the right groove on his latest album, ‘Real People’
What helps you get through tough times?
Time in nature, especially some of the really special places like Gazos Creek Beach.
J.T. Beggs, Santa Cruz, Outdoor Educator
From The Editor
Plus Letters To the Editor Because the human brain loves patterns and symmetry, the obvious thing to do when writing about oral historians like Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain would be to do so in exactly the oral history style they popularized—no prose, no exposition, just their quotes. That was my first idea for this week’s...
HIGHEST HIGH SPEED, MEASLES DEATH
Highest High Speed Your Internet connections could get faster—way faster—if the Santa Cruz City Council moves ahead Tuesday toward building gigabit-fiber Internet systems for homes and businesses. This isn’t about family fights over who gets their own Netflix screen, says the city’s economic development manager, J. Guevara. It’s about building an infrastructure for the future. Speed...
Stockwell Cellars
As one of the judges at the Dare to Pair Food & Wine Competition held April 26 at the Surf City Vintners complex on the Westside, I had a hard time choosing a winning dish. All 12 plates of food prepared by students in the Cabrillo College Culinary Program—each paired with a compatible wine—were outstanding. One...
Visitor Guide
It’s ironic that many visitors experience Santa Cruz primarily via car. This area is known for its natural beauty, we have the beach and the redwoods, and yet a vacation here can easily be reduced to a series of car trips—back and forth, here and there, point A to point B. That will certainly get you to a lot...
Film, Times & Events: Week of June 12
Films this WeekCheck out the movies playing locallyReviews Movie Times Santa Cruz area movie theaters > New This Week ENTOURAGE Once upon a time there was an HBO series that everyone agreed was good, but not quite as good as The Sopranos. But it did have Jeremy Piven as agent Ari Gold, and after the show...
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Painter Hal Turner spends his own money and time covering graffiti in Aptos When local business owner Hal Turner, 51, was bothered by some graffiti in his neighborhood he took action and painted over it. “I drove by it for like a week and it was still there, and it was kind of bugging me,” Turner...
Be Our Guest: Northern Nights Festival Pre-Party
Win a pair of tickets to the Northern Nights Festival Pre-Party at Moe's Alley on SantaCruz.com This year’s Northern Nights Festival at Cook’s Valley Campground on the border of Humboldt and Mendocino counties features dozens of emerging and top-tier artists including Black Star, Gold Panda, and Shlohmo. But you don’t have to head north to get...
Brother Grand
Singer-songwriter Ben Henderson got his start in Delta Activity, an explosive indie-prog-rock band, and Good Hustle, a spontaneous funk-rock trio that still occasionally plays. When he began his solo career, though, Henderson started writing heartfelt, passionate songs on his acoustic guitar. Eventually he wanted to do the same kind of songs in a band setting, and so a couple...
The Born Identity
Lyrics Born finally finds the right groove on his latest album, ‘Real People’ A couple of weeks ago, I watched Blackalicious perform an exciting set at Sacramento’s Concert in the Park. I’ve also seen DJ Shadow perform live, a couple of years ago at Live 105’s BFD, where he confused the audience with his schizophrenic, jarring...
What helps you get through tough times?
Time in nature, especially some of the really special places like Gazos Creek Beach. J.T. Beggs, Santa Cruz, Outdoor Educator Experiences from the past that have kind of put me through the wringer … you get through them and it makes you stronger. Max Warren, Santa Cruz, Registered...