The Santa Cruz County bomb squad unit was kept busy yesterday afternoon, investigating and dismantling two suspicious devices. The suspected bombs later turned out to be duds.
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Figures In for Halloween Bash Downtown
The final figures are in for the Halloween bash that took place on Pacific Street this past Sunday.
Election Day Is Here!
Tired of robocalls, of people knocking on your door, of junk mail galore expounding the virtues of this candidate or that? Tired of seeing signs plastered across every lawn and public space, espousing the same tired names and encouraging you to vote Yes or No? Yes or No? The light at the end of the tunnel is here, and sorry, Jon Stewart, but it isn’t New Jersey. Election Day is finally here, and this round of bickering will soon be over.
Unofficial Halloween Party More or Less Peaceful
Thousands of people swarmed Pacific Avenue on Sunday night for an unofficial Halloween Party that combined pop culture and politics. Lady Gaga rubbed shoulders with pirates, blue Na’vi women (from Avatar) and superheroes while musicians played and people strolled along the street, in shoes and on stilts. A few people held a rally in support of Proposition 19, handing out stickers with the logo, “Yes We Cannabis.”
Robber Offers $1,000 for Getaway Ride
A man robbed a Capitola bank of an undisclosed amount of money, then reportedly offered passersby $1,000 to give him a ride to Santa Cruz with his heist. Police are still looking for the suspect, described as a transient in his forties or fifties, with gray hair and poor hygiene. He was wearing jeans, a gray sweatshirt, and black shoes.
Local Small Businesses Get a Boost
Comerica Bank announced that it will be adding $150,000 to the $300,000 Grow Santa Cruz fund established by the National Development Corp.
A Funny Place to Take a Bath
Derrick Burch is your typical dirty old man, but not in the traditional sense of the word.
Van Cliburn Winner in Santa Cruz
Back in the 14th century, poet/composer Guillume de Machaut is said to have described the pipe organ as “the king of instruments.” He had no idea that in two short centuries his descendent composers would begin to replace Pythagorean tuning with the early forms of the equal-tempered scale. He likewise would have had no way of imagining the rise of modern harmony that resulted, much less the explosion of instrumental music that would launch the Baroque era and dominate Western European music for centuries to come. If he had, Guillaume would be forced to concede that the concert grand piano is the true king of instruments.
R.I.P., Santa Cruz ScripTease
Fourteen years of awkward glances and squirming audiences are coming to a close, and the six improv-ers behind Santa Cruz’s ScripTease are putting their several layers of underoos back on for good.
Endorsements: Santa Cruz Board of Education Area 1
Santa Cruz Weekly recommends former Santa Cruz teacher George Martinez for Santa Cruz County Board of Education.
