Almost a year after her death on June 23, 2025, the estate of Santa Cruz musician, singer, and teacher Gabrielle Stocker released her Allaria Trust bequests.by You need to sit down for this. Turns out ...

Five candidates are running in the June 2 Santa Cruz mayoral primary, with housing, homelessness, development, city staffing ...

Drag performer Irene the Alien brings sci-fi style, RuPaul’s Drag Race fame and a message of self-discovery to Santa Cruz ...

BALLING Tito Fuentes, former Giants second baseman, with Dusty Baker last month. Photo: Steve Kettmann It was right here, along the edge of Monterey Bay, that likely future Hall of Fame baseball ...

A handheld meal that serves up the food pyramid in a tidy sphere, the prototypical hamburger unites proteins, grains, dairy and vegetables in one portable package. It began as a meal for people on the ...

A large line of customers forms at Phil’s Fish Market and Eatery Monday, the last day of business for the popular restaurant and market. PHOTO: Tarmo Hannula A long line of hungry customers stretched ...

NEW MODALITIES Santa Cruz has been the cutting edge for new ways to treat therapy patients, and those are spreading across the country.PHOTO: Microgen Shutterstock If there’s one thing the modern ...

It’s dawn and I’m the first to park in the Henry Cowell State Park parking lot up Felton-Empire Grade Road. I had to use my phone alarm to wake up. I hope hiking will get my circadian rhythm in ...

UPCOMERS Redwood Mountain Faire has some big names and a host of future big names like Dominique Diamond and her new country outfit. PHOTO: Pablo Garcia The Redwood Mountain Faire is dedicated to ...

The Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival closes with “An American Pickle,” celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month through film ...