With its back to tons of homes, a few shops, the charming Café Rio and the Seabreeze Tavern, Rio Del Mar has more of a neighborhood feel than nearby Seacliff Beach.
Taoist Master Comes to Santa Cruz
As a child, Yun Xiang Tseng was considered a gifted medium. When he was 6 years old, a bearded Taoist priest came to fetch him, guided by the powerful vision of an elderly female Grandmaster. She trained him for 10 years in the Longman tradition with the intention of sending him into the Western world to pass on his knowledge in turn. He comes to the Chi Center in Santa Cruz Sept. 7-8.
Music Festivals Go Green
From pounds of waste diverted from landfills to number of carpooling rides (still!) available to Outside Lands, we’ve created a rundown of some music festivals’ impressive environmental benchmarks.
Eco-Friendly Plans for Outside Lands
Regional events like the sold-out Outside Lands, happening this weekend, emphasize preserving the many gifts Mother Nature gives us for free. With practical methods in place and a conscious Earth-friendly perspective, the Bay Area’s music festivals aren’t just about showcasing great bands. Festival organizers see an opportunity to educate performers and audiences about green practices.
Q&A: Benjamin Sims of Bantam
The longtime Santa Cruz local and former chef at Avanti talks about where his love of pizza began (Chez Panisse), the perfect pizza (simple is best) and his plans for the soon-to-be-open Bantam (Dear Lord, if you can hear our prayers, make it soon!).
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 8-14
The answer to our budget woes might be in our cars, according to one reader.
Davenport Roadhouse, Avanti, Reilly Meehan
Ristorante Avanti opens in its new Westside location, Davenport Roadhouse gets fresh life under new ownership and Seabright Brewery scion and student chef extraordinaire Reilly Meehan wins another gold.
Heartless Bastards Take An ‘Arrow’
Erika Wennerstrom doesn’t mind explaining her band’s name. As frontwoman for the Heartless Bastards, she’s heard plenty of misconceptions about her band, including that it’s a death metal group and a man-hating rock band. But behind the oft-misunderstood moniker lies an American rock outfit that takes on themes of love, life and heartache with heartland style and a bluesy, alt-country flair. And the name? It was an incorrect answer to the trivia question “What’s the name of Tom Petty’s band?”
Heartless Bastards Take An ‘Arrow’
Erika Wennerstrom doesn’t mind explaining her band’s name. As frontwoman for the Heartless Bastards, she’s heard plenty of misconceptions about her band, including that it’s a death metal group and a man-hating rock band. But behind the oft-misunderstood moniker lies an American rock outfit that takes on themes of love, life and heartache with heartland style and a bluesy, alt-country flair. And the name? It was an incorrect answer to the trivia question “What’s the name of Tom Petty’s band?”
Tess Dunn Headlines Cystic Fibrosis Benefit
At 17, Tess Dunn, who finished up high school a year early so she could leave Santa Cruz, has already accomplished a lot. She’s released two EPs, performed on four Warped Tours and been featured on the Vans Off the Wall Pass the Bucket show online. She’s done all this in spite of three incurable diseases. And before she leaves for CSUMB, Dunn will also be headlining Moe’s Alley on Aug. 12 for a benefit for one of those diseases, cystic fibrosis.
