We live right next to one of the most gorgeous, cited, studied, and renowned natural marine sanctuaries in the world—home to dolphins, sea otters, whales, sea stars, those squishy anemones that curl up when you touch them (probably not supposed to do that…) and so much more! But do we really know much about it?…
Get Sweaty & Dance: Santa Cruz Music This Week
While this may be the most gorgeous time of year in Santa Cruz, it’s been absolutely sweltering lately, and unless you’re lucky enough to work in one of the few buildings in town with capable AC, it’s probably all you can think about right now. Luckily we here at Good Times & SantaCruz.com have found…
Santa Cruz Eclectic: Music This Week
With summer officially buried and school back in full swing, we need something weird and wonderful to do. Thankfully, Santa Cruz always provides. Here’s a mix of eclectic live shows and events to help fill that post-summer fun void. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 The Next Generation Jazz Orchestra at Kuumbwa Jazz Center The Monterey Jazz Festival starts this weekend and…
The Lost Art of Butchery Found at Shopper’s Corner
Voted “best butcher” in this year’s Good Times “Best of” Santa Cruz readers’ poll, Shopper’s Corner has one of the few remaining old-time butchers in the county. The grocery’s meat department has been breaking their own beef and whole lamb since 1938. Led by meat department manager, Paul Bagnasco, who has spent 40 years honing…
Let’s Go! Santa Cruz Music This Week
Sure, Labor Day is over and we are back to the daily grind. But, this is Santa Cruz, where no one really works, and it is freaking HOT outside. One hundred degree weather? Really? So, get indoors and see some amazing live shows. This week we have a mix of nationally touring and talented local acts…
Top Events of the Week: Sept. 9-16
Good Times does the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. Here are your top Santa Cruz County events for the week. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Artist Meet-Up Being an artist can be a lonely road—all that brooding, all those emotions—so it’s good that there are events where artists can get out of their shell and…
Heirloom Tomato Tasting in the Country
Perched on the side of a gently sloping hill, Birdsong Orchards, a certified organic farm in Watsonville is abuzz with the sound of chirping birds. “There’s a reason we call it Birdsong Orchards,” laughs Nadine Shaeffer as she leads me across a sprawling field, unheeded by two Nigerian Dwarf goats frolicking nearby in the late afternoon sun.…
New Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee Meets in Santa Cruz
Today marked the first meeting of a new advisory committee tasked with drafting recommendations on medical cannabis cultivation for Santa Cruz County. The 13-member committee, formed under the direction of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, includes cannabis growers, providers, planners, environmental health officials, legal experts and advocates. Today’s meeting was the first in…
Samba Over to Brazilian Day at Moe’s Alley
Get out your exotic costumes and feather boas; the insanely vibrant and popular Brazilian Day celebration is on September 12 at Moe’s Alley. Headlining the event is Unidos Da Bahia with legendary members from Olodum, famous for their collaboration with Michael Jackson on the single, “They Don’t Care About Us,” from the King of Pop’s album,…
What’s Going on in the Santa Cruz Real Estate Market?
The Santa Cruz real estate market continues to show tremendous promise as the year progresses. While the housing market in the Santa Cruz area appeared to show a slight decline toward the middle of the spring season, time has shown that the brief decline was more of a stabilizing factor of the market rather than…
