Since moving to Santa Cruz in 1982, Rebecca Campbell has been famous for her muffins. After selling them at stores around town, she opened Rebecca’s Mighty Muffins on Front Street in 1986. After opening two more stores, she closed them all in 2006 and walked away from the business for a while. In 2008, she brought her muffins back to farmers’ markets, and this year she opened Rebecca’s at the Tannery.
Q&A: Rebecca Campbell
Since moving to Santa Cruz in 1982, Rebecca Campbell has been famous for her muffins. After selling them at stores around town, she opened Rebecca’s Mighty Muffins on Front Street in 1986. After opening two more stores, she closed them all in 2006 and walked away from the business for a while. In 2008, she brought her muffins back to farmers’ markets, and this year she opened Rebecca’s at the Tannery.
Letters to the Editor: Oct 31-Nov 6
Voters show a little love for local candidates like Don Lane. On the national level, it’s Mitt Romney our readers have some trouble with.
Local Sculptor Fuses Tech and Industrial Elements
With a hospital wheel, an industrial light and 19th century oiler in front of him, Michael Leeds is musing on his most recent Tim Burton-esque metal sculpture. “It’s like a spy bot,” he says of the art piece. This one has a bloodshot eyeball at the center of the bulb and a red antenna on top, like a cherry on a sundae. Leeds, a well-known local sculptor and glassmaker, is gearing up for his first motorcycle art show in 10 years.
Turning Parks Into Art
The Byrne-Milliron Forest, which is nestled in the outskirts of Corralitos, is at first glance, a hiking destination like any other. But after a short hike, it’s clear that it’s so much more—a unique melding of park and an art museum. There are works of art—big and small—scattered throughout the trails.
Bioenergy Practitioner Helps Clients Find Authentic Selves
Dr. Bradley Nelson, holistic physician and author of The Emotion Code believes barriers resulting from traumas—what he calls “heart walls”—limit our ability to connect with our true selves and honor our true desires.
Deb Perelman Comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz
For the past six years, culinary blog czarina Deb Perelman has been showing her legions of fans how to whip up insanely delicious dishes—yes, items you actually can try at home—and throwing in sexy food images to whet the appetite as well. She will talk about cooking and her new book, “The Smitten Kitten,” Sunday, Nov. 4.
Local Witch Embraces Pagan New Year
“Traditionally it’s the season of death. It’s the dark half of the year starting,” says Birch, owner of the Sacred Grove witchcraft shop in Seabright. Sahmain is their New Years Eve, as it marks the beginning of winter and the end of summer. Witches believe that the veil between our world and the spirit world is thinnest around Sahmain, making it easier to contact spirits and ancestors who have died.
Green Day Cancels Tour, Dec. 4 Show at Santa Cruz Civic
Green Day announced today it was cancelling all of its club tour dates for 2012, including its planned Dec. 4 show at the Santa Cruz Civic.
Governor Rallies for Prop. 30 at UCSC
Gov. Jerry Brown came to UC-Santa Cruz Friday to talk about Proposition 30, his plan to save public schools from massive funding cuts.
