Good Times Santa Cruz

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When rockers trade licks and lore, 'It Might Get Loud' It may not be exactly what you expect from a rock documentary...

IT MIGHT GET LOUD Reviewed by Lisa Jensen SORORITY ROW WHITEOUT I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF  click to see reviews  

One high school reunion and a bundle of memories spawn a bunch of headscratching...

Local children’s book illustrator ‘finds’ a new story Jim LaMarche watched a little girl come out of a library, tightly gripping a children’s book called, “The Rainbabies.” He couldn’t believe it. It was a serendipitous moment. “I said, ‘That’s my book,’” LaMarche says. “She said, ‘No, that’s...

Watsonville's Real Colima II affordably delivers fresh, traditional Mexican specialties The Santa Cruz County Fair brings to mind a child-like recollection of cotton candy, kettle corn and other sources of sucrose...

What are currently the biggest challenges the First District faces and how do you plan to address them? Improving economic opportunity within the First District is a current priority...

Can new department leaders bring fresh perspectives to UC Santa Cruz? It has been a controversial summer for the University of California, and UC Santa Cruz has not been spared from the troubled times. Employees who still have their jobs are facing pay cuts and furlough plans...

Adopt A Fire Family program opens doors As the Lockheed fire announced the local 2009 fire season, the charred remains of homes scorched by last year’s handful of fires served as a grim reminder of what can happen to people living in the area’s forests. ...

EXTRACT Reviewed by Lisa Jensen COLD SOULS Reviewed by Lisa Jensen ALL ABOUT STEVE CARRIERS

A bottle of Negrette is something you don’t see every day. Negrette is a rare and wonderful grape that originated centuries ago in Cyprus. The owner and winemaker at River Run Vintners, J.P. ...

Local wave rider encourages Santa Cruz to bank locally, save the world Clad in a T-shirt, shorts and sandals, Kyle Thiermann is the kind of guy one might expect to run into on Pacific Avenue...