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Salsa Suelta In Place Free Zoom Session

at Salsa Gente

For all dance-deprived dancers! Free weekly online session in Cuban-style Salsa Suelta for experienced beginners and up. May include Mambo, ChaChaCha…

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Food & Drink Shopping

West Cliff Holiday Outdoor Market

at Lighthouse Field State Beach

Enjoy a socially distanced holiday outdoor market with unique artisans and food trucks while taking in the spectacular view of the ocean. This one of …

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Blind Tiger Open Mic

at DNA's Comedy Lab

Every Wednesday, Blind Tiger Open Mic brings together stand-up comics, magicians, and improv and sketch artists in a fast-paced three hour show! All t…

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Back to School: How I found new purpose at Cabrillo College

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The untold story of the UCSC Trailer Park

As a UCSC undergrad, Luis Delfino lived in all kinds of precarious housing situations: an attic, a closet, even the bed of his truck. It was the housing crisis of the mid-80s, and things were getting dire. “People were living in their vehicles, or living in the forest because they couldn’t afford to be in…
High Time: A guide to Santa Cruz cannabis dispensaries

The Boardwalk. The beaches. The redwoods. The weed. Long a hotbed of cannabis and counterculture, Santa Cruz County boasts the largest number of cannabis dispensaries per-capita in the entire state. Each and every type of user—recreational or medicinal—is sure to find exactly what they need at any of the many cannabis retailers right here in…
Where to find comedy in Santa Cruz

Most schools choose mascots that reek of misogyny, but in true Santa Cruz fashion, the Banana Slug is a hermaphrodite—and any university that has a Banana Slug as a mascot also has a sense of humor. Luckily for comedy fans of all ages, Santa Cruz has a thriving comedy scene active virtually every night of…
After The Fall: One Boomer’s Tale of Reckoning

One Boomer’s story about the day he stopped feeling invincible, and how he learned to deal with it