John McCrea hates flying, being away from his home in Sacramento, selling T-shirts and living in transit.
Secrets: History as Fiction
“This story, then, is our secret—yours, mine, my mother’s and my Aunt Francesca’s. And so, I ask, that it remain.”
Fins Coffee Stops Live Music
Fins Coffee in has hosted live music performances in Santa Cruz once or twice a week for several years, usually small groups or individuals doing acoustic sets while baristas steam milk for cappuccinos in the background. But a recent crackdown by music licensing giant BMI has left the Ocean Street establishment with a tough decision: pay several hundred dollars a year in fees or cease the strumming.
Santa Cruz Gets Its Own Shutdown
The second annual Santa Cruz Open Streets takes place Sunday, October 13; last year’s event drew 9,000.
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 9 - 15
Anarchists and others respond to our profile of Analicia Cube.
Foodie File: Zachary’s
How Cathy Kriege feels about eggs for lunch and dinner.
Big Food and Wine Openings in Santa Cruz
Back on the West Coast for the debut of several promising new restaurants.
Preview: ‘Linsanity’ at Pacific Rim Film Fest
Film festival documentary follows the Palo Alto High School grad, Jeremy Lin, and his struggles to overcome adversity on and off the basketball court, from his childhood through his professional career.
Preview: Pac Rim’s ‘UPAJ’
UPAJ:Improvise creates a whole new dance form, one which unapologetically fuses two traditions that were never meant to meet.
Local Groups Support Queer Youth
The Queer Youth Task Force of Santa Cruz gears up for National Coming Out Day.
