Formed in 2008 around a group of friends from San Jose, the Holdup quickly developed an ardent fan base throughout the Bay Area and forged a unique sound that bears traces of hip-hop, reggae and pop influences.
Welcome Autumn With Crepes, Beer and Pumpkins
A sleek new pizza cafe at the corner of Ingalls and Fair avenues is just about finished. On a recent drive-by, I spotted workers swarming all over the long counters, putting finishing details on the pizzeria-in-progress owned by chef Benjamin Simsand his wife Sarah Knight.
Q&A: Austin Kaye
“The bacon breakfast taco is our most popular Saturday market item. With regards to our English-style pies, which we sell at the downtown and Scotts Valley farmers’ markets, the most popular item is the pulled pork pie with apple barbecue sauce,” says Kaye.
Letters to the Editor: Oct 24-Oct 31
With the November election quickly approaching, voters in Santa Cruz County are abuzz about desalination and the fifth district supervisor race between Bruce McPherson and Eric Hammer.
Santa Cruz Young Writers to Host Benefit Event
An arm of the nonprofit Santa Cruz Writes, the Young Writers Program brings trained volunteers into classrooms to help kids with their writing through one-on-one attention. Each classroom’s writing project is on a topic of the individual teacher’s choosing.
Homeless Proposals Face Challanges
When Charles Edwards, a mentally ill homeless man from San Francisco, stabbed Camouflage co-owner Shannon Collins on Ocean Street in May, he sent shockwaves through the Santa Cruz community. “Everyone felt so much pressure to act,” Rowland Rebele says of the intense debate over the city’s homeless problem that arose after Collins’ murder.
Top 5 Things To Do This Weekend, Oct. 20-21
The world’s biggest live looping festival, a homecoming for one of the area’s most popular bands, Bill Maher and the pizza Olympics are all going down in Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz’s Wooster Unveils New Album
A local band that shows up regularly on Best of Santa Cruz lists, Wooster has caused a sensation in both California and…Guam? Yup, the video for the song “Ooh Girl” has received hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube, and a good deal of the traffic is coming from the little island.
Interview: Macklemore Reps Rap’s Sensitive Side
Seattle rapper Macklemore’s style is unabashedly sincere and sensitive, and he rejects the expected rapper persona of a swaggering, tough-talking gangster, choosing instead to just be himself.
A Great Year for Grapes
Winemaker Jeff Emery of Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard is thrilled with his grapes this year. “Twice as much pinot noir as last year,” he revealed, in the midst of forklifting grapes into his cellar.
