Things were going pretty well for Santa Cruz Derby Girl Evie Smith (a.k.a. Raven Von Kaos) when she skated onto the Roller Palladium floor for practice on Aug. 13. She was recently engaged, serving on the team’s board and playing better than ever, primarily as a pivot. Then, during a scrimmage, that tidy world order changed very suddenly. “It was a freak accident,” she says.
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It’s a Dog’s World in Santa Cruz
Where’s the best restaurant to take your dog in Santa Cruz? This is no moot question for a city that has more dogs than children.
In-Home Care Workers Protest Potential Pay Cut
In-home care workers braved the cold to gather at the Town Clock yesterday to protest a possible pay cut they face.
Taking on Facebook
Like millions of people across the country, Rebecca Swift of Santa Cruz has lost money playing social games on Facebook.
Officials Take to the Stage
Former Assemblyman Fred Keeley and District Attorney Bob Lee appear in “The Nutcracker.”
Get Ready to Loiter in Downtown Santa Cruz
In response to recent downtown violence, locals decide they’re just going to hang around. Take Back Santa Cruz is hosting a mass loitering event to discourage crime near the intersection where Tyler Tenorio was recently stabbed to death.
Blame Canada!
Snow is on the way in the hills and we’ve got the Kanucks to thank. Lower altitudes will escape the powder, but instead see freezing rain.
Santa Cruz Poets, Santa Cruz Inspiration: Stephen Kessler
A common Santa Cruz sight jogs poet Stephen Kessler’s memory in this month’s installment of ‘Local Poets, Local Inspiration.’
Ten Questions for Suna Lock
Suna Lock, interior designer and owner of Stripe, shares what she would be doing if she wasn’t a store owner and why she can’t stand the wrapping on a new CD.
County Preparing for Influx of Homeless in Local Shelters
Cold snap will likely drive in more of the 2,200 who call Santa Cruz streets home.
