Why Santa Cruz needs a vampire bar: Could ‘Lost Boys’ tourism be our secret weapon?
The 1987 cult classic “The Lost Boys” has developed a deep association with the city in which it was shot, Santa Cruz. As downtown struggles to build toward a new future, wouldn’t a “Lost Boys” bar or cafe be just the thing to jumpstart interest in visiting Santa Cruz again? Wallace Baine explores.
10 hot jobs in Santa Cruz County: Week of May 9
Looking for a new job in Santa Cruz County? Explore the top 10 exciting job opportunities across industries like education, health care and more. Your next career move starts here!
What my mother carried: A refugee story of courage, 50 years after the fall of Saigon
On Mother’s Day and to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, writer Erin Loury reflects on her Vietnamese family’s harrowing escape from war-torn Vietnam and the life they built in the United States. Now a new mother herself, Loury contemplates the dual legacies of survival and resilience passed down to her son — and the importance of sharing her family’s refugee story without passing down its trauma. Read her Community Voices opinion piece here.
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