Readers take on public safety, desal and the Second Amendment.
Innovator Drives Museum’s Success
Called a “museum visionary” by Smithsonian magazine, Nina Simon and her staff—one of whom moved here from Sweden solely for the chance to learn from her—have transformed downtown’s Museum of Art and History (MAH) from a traditional and largely unknown museum into a thriving, active hub for the entire city of Santa Cruz by asking one question: “How do we take what makes participation work on the web and embed it into a physical space?”
Kids’ Yoga Catching On
On a recent Friday afternoon, I sat inside Luma Yoga in downtown Santa Cruz, waiting for a busload of six to nine-year-olds to arrive from Santa Cruz Montessori school; a field trip to practice mindfulness through yoga.
5 Things to Do in Santa Cruz This Weekend, Mar. 15-17
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Santa Cruz with Celtic music, or…whales? Plus, Afrofunk, an ancient Indian epic and more.
Santa Cruz Fashion & Beauty 2013
This year’s Fashion & Beauty issue is about finding beauty in unexpected places. That applies not only to the Cosmo Factory Cosmetology Academy on Front Street, where we staged our shoot for this issue, but to this edition’s primary focus: feet.
Letters to the Editor: Mar 13-19
Readers propose better lighting, rehab facilities and a total image overhaul as solutions to make Santa Cruz a safer place.
New Leaf’s Spring Cooking Classes
New Leaf cooking classes focus on cleansing foods, gluten-free brunch and paleo diets.
Controversial Shake-ups on Local Boards
“I once worked at a library where people dropped off children in the morning and picked them up in the afternoon,” Katherine Beiers told the Santa Cruz Library Joint Powers Board in December.
Thousands Honor Fallen SCPD Officers at San Jose Memorial
With thousands in attendance at HP Pavilion Thursday—including dignitaries like Gov. Jerry Brown, attorney general Kamala Harris and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and a sea of uniformed law enforcement officials from all over—there were moments that the service for fallen Santa Cruz police officers Sgt. Loran “Butch” Baker and Det. Elizabeth Butler felt more like a rally than a memorial.
Memorial Service for Fallen SCPD Officers Set for Thursday
The memorial service for Santa Cruz Police Department officers Sgt. Loran “Butch” Baker and Det. Elizabeth Butler, who were shot and killed Feb. 26 while investigating a suspect in Santa Cruz, will be held Thursday, March 7, at noon at HP Pavilion in San Jose.
