The pandemic sank many of the restaurants on Brion Sprinsock’s local food and architecture tours, and he won’t be resuming them until 2022. But like after the Great Recession, he sees opportunities for those willing and able to seize them.
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Back comes the California Honky Tonk: Hank & Ella with the Fine Country Band return from pandemic break
The pandemic took Hank & Ella with the Fine Country Band off the road and gave the group time to make a new album. Now they’re ready to reengage audiences with their brand of “California honky tonk,” starting Saturday at Michael’s on Main.
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‘My dream institution’: UCSC’s new arts dean has been all over the academic map, says this is the magic place
Filmmaker and scholar Celine Parreñas Shimizu comes to UCSC via stops at SF State, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford and UC Santa Barbara. But her brief previous stop at UCSC showed her a community “so compassionate and full of recognition.” She plans to serve it with her mission to emphasize compassion and social justice.
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The Breakfast Burrito Empire: Pleasure Point favorite makes its mark on Westside
The Point Market on East Cliff Drive has expanded its reach to four outlets, including Pacific Point Market & Cafe between downtown and the wharf — and the breakfast burrito is leading the way.
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A park, a food hall or apartments? All are being considered for site of old Santa Cruz library
Since the building is too old to be renovated into a modern library space, the city has been soliciting ideas for what to put in the space. Two main concepts have emerged: a plaza/park with housing and parking, and a community or commercial space in the repurposed building plus parking.
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‘The Yard At Moe’s Alley’ set to bring the outdoor good vibes of local beer gardens to iconic music house
THE HERE & NOW: The Yard is an uncomplicated, informal, live-music-cold-beer revamping of the patio at stalwart venue Moe’s Alley, and shows there are already selling out as the Santa Cruz music scene emerges from the pandemic.
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‘Honoring our ancestors’ by bringing together traditions of Black people from Africa, North America
This weekend’s Beyond the Grave rituals at Santa Cruz’s Evergreen Cemetery will bring ancient African traditions honoring the dead to the area where London Nelson and other Santa Cruz Black pioneers are buried.
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Riding the ‘cerebral surf’ wave: How Santa Cruz’s epic surf-rock trio The Mermen keep on shredding
THE HERE & NOW: Jim Thomas and his band The Mermen don’t just attract fans, they draw disciples. Think that’s hyperbole? We talked to a sampling of those who live for the complex, acid-splashed, surf-inspired tunes that come from his guitar.
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A tie-dye high: Roaring Camp live show brings back the pre-pandemic good vibes
THE HERE & NOW: On Friday at Roaring Camp, Felton Music Hall began its outdoor summer music series, with a sold-out live set from Dark Star Orchestra, one of the country’s top Grateful Dead tribute bands. The return-to-normalcy live music action continues Saturday and Sunday.
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A comforting Bay Area voice stilled: Remembering KPIG’s Laurie Roberts
THE HERE & NOW: The leader at beloved KPIG, Roberts, 67, leaves behind a decades-long legacy of memorable radio, as evidenced by her induction into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2011.