Luckily, 2012 gave us two epics about the richness of cinema-making: both digital (‘Life of Pi’) and analog (the uncanny, gorgeous ‘Holy Motors’).
Beatscape: Events This Week
The first week of 2013 starts out strong with performances from reggae favorite Anthony B, ‘80s UK ska from the English Beat, Harmonica Blowout and more.
Nina Storey Celebrates New Album at Santa Cruz Show
Sultry-voiced songstress Nina Storey made her initial visit to Santa Cruz more than a decade ago. Now living in Los Angeles, she’ll return to Moe’s Alley on Saturday, Jan. 12, where she’ll celebrate the release of her new album, ‘Think Twice,’
The Best Santa Cruz Dining of 2012
There was much to remember in the way of delicious restaurant experiences in 2012.
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 26-Jan. 1
Readers sound off to make a small correction in a previous writer’s rant, theorize on the elite of Santa Cruz County, and assert that what happens in the Mideast affects the current fight over U.S. health care.
New Year’s Eve Dining News
‘A restaurant requires 200 percent of an owner’s time,’ admitted winemaker Randall Grahm, whose large-scale restaurant will close as of December 31. ‘Til then, fans of chef Ryan Shelton’s cooking—and his wife Oomi’s cosmic pastries—still have a few more days to stop by.
Going Gluten-Free
I’ve never been one to ignore the bread basket. On the contrary, I’m usually the first to dive, shamelessly, to uncover the warm and satisfying lumps swaddled inside. The height of irresistibility, for me, lies in the chewy, dark-crusted loaves of New York City’s East Village restaurants—sliced, steaming, into thick and spongey slabs to be dabbed with butter or pushed through a drizzle of olive oil.
New Year’s Eve Events in Santa Cruz
It’s the first ball drop without the iconic mumblings of the ancient Dick Clark, so you can spend it watching Carson Daly interview the Backstreet Boys for the third year in a row, or you can get to planning your night out now. Here are some New Year’s Eve events in Santa Cruz to get you started.
2012: A Santa Cruz Weekly Year in Review
Santa Cruz Weekly presents our look at Santa Cruz’s year of the strange, cool and just plain ridiculous.
Progress Stalls on Pacific Avenue Planning
One Christmas rush downtown isn’t seeing this year is a push to break the stalemate over the future of Pacific Avenue.
