From the Santa Cruz poet, novelist, translator and newspaper publisher, a tribute to the late great poet Maude Meehan.
Ten Questions for Randall Grahm
The founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard on the pace of change, the planet-saving advantages of bio-char and his dislike for overripe wines.
‘The Catalyst’ Premieres at Santa Cruz Film Fest
Opening this week at the Santa Cruz Film Festival is The Catalyst, an engaging and long-overdue documentary profile of the 40-year-old nightclub. There are students drinking there right this minute whose parents stomped, writhed and were sometimes ’86ed from the very same premises.
Summer Whites
Why is it that some people give you pitying looks when you order white wine? It’s delicious, it’s complex, it doesn’t deliver a crushing headache and when the mercury rises it does what red wine can’t: it refreshes.
The Alfresco Almanac
Nothing says “I’m not at work right now” like eating outside. Lunch on the patio, dinner under the stars—it’s like an instant transport system to summer vacation on the Mediterranean or a tropical island getaway, where the tables are set out on the sidewalks and decks as a matter of course and where the night air is balmy enough for tank tops.
Sudden Oak Death’s Fungal Side
Last winter John Brown’s favorite chanterelle patch died. For years, the longtime member of the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz had visited a particular cluster of live oak trees during walks in the woods just west of San Jose. Many mushrooms share a symbiotic relationship with particular tree species, and coastal chanterelles usually appear in the close presence of live oak and tanoak trees.
Enviros Seek Transportation Specifics in Climate Doc
A team of Santa Cruz environmentalists looked at the city’s Climate Action Plan, shrugged and arrived at a common conclusion: it could be better. Micah Posner of People Power, Transition Santa Cruz’s Michael Levy and Virginia Johnson of Ecology Action have released a 16-point list of suggested improvements to the plan, which serves as a blueprint for how the city will get its greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020.
Santa Cruz Poets, Santa Cruz Inspiration: Ellen Bass, ‘Gophers’
From the Santa Cruz poet and winner of the Lambda Literary Award, a selection titled “Gophers.”
Great Restaurants
E & O Trading Co. has called it quits after 11 years on South First Street in San Jose. Word is they fell behind on rent and left everything: plates, pots and pans, the works.
Ten Questions for Mark Primack
The architect and outspoken former city councilmember on the next generation, building local and the real meaning of sustainability.
