Start your year off right by supporting local infrastructure and celebrating Transit Equity Week! Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) will proudly offer free fares countywide on fixed-routes, Hwy-17 and ParaCruz services all day Saturday, Feb. 4, in recognition of Transit Equity Week, a national coalition movement celebrated to commemorate the life and legacy of […]
City Life
‘Bay of Life’ enlarges the vision of what we all call ‘home’
“Bay of Life,” a project from Bonny Doon photographer Frans Lanting and writer Chris Eckstrom, is on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History with an idea of providing a comprehensive profile of the Monterey Bay.
A clown at heart, actor Patty Gallagher ‘works like a demon’ on Santa Cruz stages
Patty Gallagher went back to her childhood to capture Corita Kent for Jewel Theatre’s new production — and found a surprise connection to her character. Esteemed for her work by her peers and much of her audience, Gallagher pays tribute to the support she’s received. “My colleagues have supported and loved me into an artistic career,” she says. “I have this enormous karmic debt to UCSC and to Santa Cruz as an artistic community.”
Get down at Downtown Fridays now through April 14 in Santa Cruz
Are you ready for incredible nights of food, friends and fun? Downtown Fridays have officially arrived to Santa Cruz! Come out and enjoy live music, galleries, restaurants and more at these downtown get-togethers, every Friday from now through April 14 from 5:00 – 8:30 PM. Bring the whole family for performances from free live bands […]
Get down at Downtown Fridays now through April 14 in Santa Cruz
Are you ready for incredible nights of food, friends and fun? Downtown Fridays have officially arrived to Santa Cruz! Come out and enjoy live music, galleries, restaurants and more at these downtown get-togethers, every Friday from now through April 14 from 5:00 – 8:30 PM. Bring the whole family for performances from free live bands […]
2023 NEXTies returns; Seeking nominations for Santa Cruz changemakers
UPDATE: Nominations for the 2023 NEXTies are now closed. Registration for the event on Friday, March 31st can be done here. In recent years, our beloved Santa Cruz County has transformed into a breeding ground for exciting and innovative genius. With many locals cooking up new businesses and cutting-edge ideas, our humble coastal community is […]
2023 NEXTies returns; Seeking nominations for Santa Cruz changemakers
UPDATE: Nominations for the 2023 NEXTies are now closed. Registration for the event on Friday, March 31st can be done here. In recent years, our beloved Santa Cruz County has transformed into a breeding ground for exciting and innovative genius. With many locals cooking up new businesses and cutting-edge ideas, our humble coastal community is […]
Santa Cruz Symphony kicks off 2023 season with guest pianist Hakan Ali Toker
With the start of a new year comes the start of new opportunities to celebrate our local community. This is exactly what the Santa Cruz Symphony hopes to bring as they kick off their 2023 Concert Season with Translations, a special show featuring guest pianist, Hakan Ali Toker. Translations will feature an expansive variety of […]
As fentanyl crisis surges, pilot project aims to get Narcan into Santa Cruz County bars and nightclubs
The SafeRx project aims to distribute Narcan to six local bars, three in North County and three in South County. The organization has successfully partnered with one establishment thus far, the Slough Brewing Collective in Watsonville, and hopes to collaborate with several more in the new year.

