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Michelle Shocked Cancelled in Santa Cruz
The longtime Santa Cruz favorite managed to alienate not just her fans here, but pretty much everywhere, when she went into a nasty anti-gay rant Sunday night at Yoshi’s in San Francisco
Thousands Honor Fallen SCPD Officers at San Jose Memorial
With thousands in attendance at HP Pavilion Thursday—including dignitaries like Gov. Jerry Brown, attorney general Kamala Harris and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and a sea of uniformed law enforcement officials from all over—there were moments that the service for fallen Santa Cruz police officers Sgt. Loran “Butch” Baker and Det. Elizabeth Butler felt more like a rally than a memorial.
Memorial Service for Fallen SCPD Officers Set for Thursday
The memorial service for Santa Cruz Police Department officers Sgt. Loran “Butch” Baker and Det. Elizabeth Butler, who were shot and killed Feb. 26 while investigating a suspect in Santa Cruz, will be held Thursday, March 7, at noon at HP Pavilion in San Jose.
Santa Cruz’s Artisan Food Movement Flourishes
The artisan food movement has exploded in Santa Cruz, as a growing movement of crafters reclaims the culinary arts.
Artisan Santa Cruz: Ice Cream
Locals who have watched the Penny Ice Creamery expand to three locations in as many years can be forgiven for thinking that its founders are looking to go “big time.” But the truth is most of the conversations between owners Kendra Baker and Zach Davis are about how to stay small time, even as the business grows.
Film Review: ‘Dark Skies’
Very often it’s the horror movies made with little more than a tiny budget and an innovative twist that come out of nowhere and revolutionize the genre every decade or so.
Banff Mountain Film Festival Rides Again
Banff is a tiny mountain town in the Canadian Rockies. Like our own community, it’s a popular tourist destination, known to draw people who love outdoor activities of all stripes. But other than that, it’s way more South Park than Santa Cruz, surrounded by ski resorts and known for a gondola ride that actually goes somewhere other than across a theme park.
New Santa Cruz Art Exhibit Celebrates the Music of Tom Waits
The longer one talks to Bridget Henry about the subject, the more it becomes clear that what she’s really been building for the last 20 years is a Tom Waits obsession, one that will culminate this week with opening night of the ‘Cemetery Polka’ exhibit at the Felix Kulpa Gallery.