Why Godfrey Raymond doesn’t eat tacos.
Aptos’ Booka Delivers Something New
From the kitchen to your door—831 Sandwiches is the newest in gustatory convenience.
Dance and Lit Merge at Ishmael Beah Event
Harry Weston wants to put you on an emotional roller coaster.
Soquel Creek Water District Considers Rationing
Santa Cruz city leaders have abandoned a Soquel Creek Water District desalination plant; so, what’s next?
How Ashwin Batish Made the Sitar Cool Again
It starts in the mid-’80s at Union Grove Music on Pacific Avenue, where Ashwin Batish bought an amp for $50.
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 15-21
Readers sound off on bike safety and Martin Scorsese.
Beyond Organic?
Ken Dickerson is sitting in his Soquel office wearing a pink scarf and a blue shirt with an apple on it that says “Dirt First. “‘Dirt First’ is about positivity in the approach to the soil—to appreciate the biological mysteries that are there and delve deeper into it,” says Dickerson, executive director of EcoFarm. “If you start with the dirt first, you can build a culture, a society, health, find solutions to the problems of the world on a solid foundation.”
Remembering Santa Cruz’s Cell Phone Pioneer
Her, it turns out, is more than just a film about a man who falls in love with an operating system on a hand-held device. The new Spike Jonze movie starring Joaquin Phoenix has a special connection to Santa Cruz, says Ike Jablon, marketing director for Nickelodeon Theaters.
Drought Puts a Damper on Fungus Fair
With Santa Cruz’s Fungus Fair around the corner, organizers are going into desperation mode.
Will Conservation Really Work in Santa Cruz?
David Shaw is organizing a series called Restore the Watershed at UCSC to discuss water conservation in the face of what he calls “global climate weirding.”
