A decade ago, coconut water was a refreshment unique to the planet’s tropical belt. Today, it makes up the fastest growing category of the world’s beverage industry.
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Doctors Critical of County Recruitment Efforts
Dr. Joann Moschella has a clear message for her bosses in Santa Cruz County government: without better compensation, no one will want to work here.
Letters to the Editor: July 10 – 16
Personal Rapid Transit considerations and our dangerous obsession with phones.
Bold Debut for Santa Cruz Music Festival
‘Poetry, spoken word, language and all forms of communication are important. Anything that can be used as an outlet to express or entertain oneself is important,” explains underground hip-hop artist and poet extraordinaire Sage Francis.
Bastille Day Events in Santa Cruz
When in Aptos….especially if it’s Bastille Day (July 14), you really must celebrate at the authentically French Au Midi Restaurant and Bistrot, where chef Muriel Loubiere has a brillliant little gastronomic party.
Letters to the Editor: July 3 – July 9
Readers strike back for birds and support alternative ways to control cat behavior.
More Than a Filling
Twinkies will return to grocery shelves mid-July, and the deep-fried Twinkies stand at the Boardwalk is really looking forward to it.
Local Music Project Goes Beyond iTunes
Public Library supports the local music scene.
Not Your Typical Tourist Guide
For visitors looking for more than the beach-Boardwalk-hotel combo, there is a pulsating world of what city arts leaders are calling “cultural tourism” hiding just under the surface.
What’s Behind Mountain Lion Sightings?
Reasons for all the recent mountain lion sightings.
