With summer now here, people will inevitably be heading to the beach. Now the world knows what Santa Cruz natives have known for a very long time. This is one of the best beach towns in the entire United States, and the best beach town in all of California (Hear that, Long Beach? We don’t even need to add “Beach” to our name.).
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Ten Questions for Chip Lord
The Santa Cruz artist who helped bring the Cadillac Ranch to life answers our questions.
Santa Cruz Poets, Santa Cruz Inspiration: Bruce Damer
A poem from the Santa Cruz Mountains-dwelling renaissance man titled ‘Jonathan Livingston Slug.’
PLATED: Think Pink
The new Bonny Doon Vineyard rose, a sustainable sushi restaurant and an update on the wharf spot formerly known as Carniglia’s.
The Native Gardens of Santa Cruz
Michael Eurs’ garden would be a lovely place to get lost. Tucked next to Soquel Creek, three miles upstream from Capitola Beach, the garden is a mystical expanse of native plants and roses, meandering paths, woodpile hideouts for lizards and snakes and the occasional bench for sitting and talking.
Regional Leaders Asking Questions on Climate Change
The fight to slow global warming is bringing together some of the best and brightest from around Santa Cruz , who are hoping to establish the region as part of the vanguard response to climate change. “We can lead from Monterey Bay,” says Santa Cruz city councilmember Don Lane.
They’re Outta Here!
Six graduates-to-be talk about debt, work and their near- and long-term plans.
The State of The UCSC Graduate
In a time when student loan debt surpasses credit card debt and a state where public higher education costs more than a new fully loaded SUV, just about the only people who remain optimistic about the future are the professional counselors. Those about to walk across the stage in this weekend’s commencement ceremonies are nervous and just grateful they didn’t graduate at the peak of the recession in 2009.
TED Is Coming to Santa Cruz
There’s almost nothing as intellectually stimulating as a TED Talk. TED, short for “Technology, Entertainment, Design,” has been a chance for people to hear some of the greatest innovators and thinkers around describe everything from why we know so much less about the world than we think we do to what we can learn about ourselves from how we tie our shoes.
Tagging Abatement Project Stifled by Budget Cuts
In just the past year, the Graffiti Removal Project’s volunteers have removed over 200,000 square feet of graffiti across Santa Cruz County, generally within 72 hours of when it first appeared.
