The former offices of the Santa Cruz Sentinel are about to get new tenants. The Church Street landmark is going to be taken over by Internet service provider Cruzio Internet and the nonprofit Ecology Action. In addition, two commercial spaces totaling 13,000 square feet will be rented out to retailers or as office space.
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Santa Cruz Winemaker With Class
Vine Hill Winery’s Sal Godinez makes terrific pinot noirs. But he also knows the secret alchemy of winemaking, and that skill has won him a cult following. Years ago in Napa, Godinez was a young cellar worker looking for extra work to support his family. Scoring a weekend job with one of the top shops for wine reconstruction, Godinez learned to extract volatile acids—the spoilage that can turn pricey wine to cheap vinegar. He soon became an expert wine doctor, the go-to guy to save a winemaker’s investment, much like Hollywood script doctors come in to tweak a film into commercial shape.
Film Festival Under New Leadership
As it prepares to launch its ninth season, the 2010 Santa Cruz Film Festival has announced that its founder and current executive director, Jane Sullivan, will be taking a sabbatical this year. Her role will be taken over by a team of festival veterans and members of the Board of Directors.
Arrest Made in Double Murder
Santa Cruz police arrested Jaime Galdamez-Guevara last night for the double murder of Alejandro Nava-Gonzalez and Oscar Ventura on Jan. 23.
Three Arrested After Liquor Store Assault
Two men and a woman have been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and battery after attacking two women at a liquor store on the Westside early Thursday morning.
Ten Questions for Joe Ferrara
What do you do for a living?
I own Atlantis Fantasyworld, where I have sold comics and related items for the last 33 years. I also play guitar and sing at the Shadowbrook on Friday nights.
LBAM Controversy Returns to Santa Cruz
A group of residents called People Against Chemical Trespass is hoping to pass an ordinance that would make it illegal for non-local governments to use any pesticides whatsoever on Santa Cruz soil without the blessing of her people.
Charcuterie for Santa Cruz
When Chris La Veque was still working at restaurants, he’d go in on his days off and practice his newfound hobby of making sausages, mixing meat with herbs and spices as inspiration led him. “I wasn’t even clocking in because I love doing it so much,” he says. “It’s my passion.”
The Carnivore’s Agenda
It’s another Monday night south of Market in San Francisco. As the jukebox blares Joy Division, the Bloodhound Bar is shoulder to shoulder with thirty-somethings sipping from Mason jars of bacon-infused whiskey cocktails. Beards, tattoos, bandanas and black T-shirts mingle. Suddenly, the back door flies open. Ryan Farr and Taylor Boetticher emerge, carrying giant goat and lamb carcasses high above their heads. With slideshow
Signs Naming Creeks to Go Up Downtown
Signs Naming Creeks to Go Up Downtown
Most people in Santa Cruz know when they’re crossing the San Lorenzo River, but water about smaller rivulets like Branciforte Creek? There are 200 00 named creeks and rivers throughout the county, but few people know the names of all of them, and only 36 are marked.
