On the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam depicts the origin of life as told by Christian theology. God’s hand reaches toward Adam’s, their fingers pointing outstretched. If UCSC biochemist David Deamer could paint himself into the fresco, his finger would point toward the slimy edge of an acidic, bubbling, volcanic pool.
Robert Earl Keen Gets Deep
It’s no secret Robert Earl Keen loves the Monterey Bay. Last March, SantaFe.com asked the alternative country singer/songwriter what his favorite beach in Texas was, and he said his favorite beach was actually just outside Santa Cruz.
Rocking Roots at Vintner’s Fest
Time to sharpen your wine-tasting instincts and prepare for some vintage fun, at this year’s Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association (whew!) 24th annual Vintner’s Festival.
Q&A: Vasili Karagiannopoulos
Over a cup of coffee and his morning cigarette, Vasili Karagiannopoulos talked to us about his life of food as he prepared to open his restaurant “The Greek” for the day.
Letters to the Editor: May 29 – June 4
The voices of Santa Cruz’s everyday people on the Palomar Inn, Neary and spirulina.
UCSC Opera’s Mistress of Wigs
Jeanna Hurd-Parham’s proudest moments on the job are the times when nobody has noticed her work. As the official wig designer for the UCSC Opera, as well as the American Conservatory Theater (ACT) and Opera Parallele in San Francisco, her goal is to seem invisible.
Grafting Blooms in Santa Cruz’s Urban Space
“This tree is a complete abomination of nature,” says Andy Moskowitz, with a laugh.
Getting Spine Issues Straight
Standing as straight as possible in Dr. Michelle Bean’s chiropractic office at the Santa Cruz Chi Center, I’m surprised to hear the following: my right shoulder slopes lower than my left and my head and neck tilt a bit in the opposite direction.
Santa Cruz County Debates Highway 1 Widening
This morning thousands of drivers sat between the rolling, lush Santa Cruz Mountains and the glistening Pacific Ocean, only to ignore the natural beauty around them as they idled in gridlock traffic and stared at the cars in front of them, waiting for the crawl on Highway 1 to inch along.
Does Palomar Need An Upgrade?
“Let’s turn the Palomar Inn on Pacific Avenue back into a hotel.” That’s the theme Good Times keeps hammering away at lately—most recently in its “Critics’ Picks” last month—with a bizarre lack of analysis as to how such a move would affect low-income housing locally.
