America has the highest per-capita gun ownership in the world — estimated at about 120 per 100 residents. Vinnie Hansen got interested in one of them — the one used, and which then disappeared, after a burglary of her home. She talks about the new book virtually Tuesday via Bookshop Santa Cruz.
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‘Don’t expect any oldies’: Bob Dylan comes to Santa Cruz
The figure is eerie: Dylan’s silhouette is almost as recognizable as his donkeylike singing voice, which is good because that’s all we’re getting, his silhouette standing against an orangeish glow on the curtain behind him. He’s avoiding any kind of spotlight like Dracula avoids the rising sun. Wallace Baine take us inside Thursday’s sold-out show at the Santa Cruz Civic.
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s summer season opens with a comedy world premiere
Love. Hope. Self-Examination. Resiliency. Re-invention. Those are some of the themes being explored during Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Summer Season, from July 10 to August 28 in the Audrey Stanley Grove at DeLaveaga Park in Santa Cruz. The season begins with the brilliant and hilarious world premiere of The Formula by Kathryn Chetkovich, directed by Ellen […]
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The Perg is for sale: Santa Cruz’s ‘oldest coffeehouse’ on the market for $3 million
Old Dr. Miller’s place, an iconic landmark of downtown Santa Cruz, is on the market, ready for its next life — for that real estate buyer/entrepreneur with a vision.
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare returns to The Audrey Stanley Grove for their 2022 season
This summer, Santa Cruz Shakespeare is gearing up to continue a 40-year tradition with its 2022 Season, running from July 10 to August 28, in person at The Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park. Seating in The Grove will be open once again to full capacity for the summer season. While audiences may feel a […]
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The Omicron experience: Families with young children — including mine — still face pandemic purgatories
In the first of a two-part series on parenting through Omicron, Liza Monroy writes about the jarring experience of COVID hitting her Santa Cruz household, the effects of a “lost month” on her family, and the lingering impact.
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Icons of Santa Cruz: Mosaic project Watsonville Brillante aims to represent city’s entire cultural heritage
Transforming an anonymous parking garage, artists led by Kathleen Crocetti are creating a gigantic, quiltlike representation of Watsonville’s human story, a portrait of the city’s soul created with small pieces of ceramic tile. This “mind-blowing” work might be the most ambitious public art project in Santa Cruz County’s history.
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‘It’s a momentous event’: Santa Cruz Juneteenth celebrates 30 years — and a new national holiday
Santa Cruz Juneteenth organizers are feeling the momentum of the historic Juneteenth last year — when it was declared a national holiday — and are looking forward to another milestone: 30 years celebrating it in Santa Cruz.
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Cabrillo Stage emerges post-pandemic with crowd-pleasing ‘Grease,’ ambitious ‘Candide’
Santa Cruz County’s professional musical-theater troupe enthusiastically reoccupies the Crocker Theater for the first time in three years to present a big 2022 season.
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Is there a future for the Santa Cruz Warriors — in Santa Cruz?
It’s been 10 years since the local Sea Dubs made a big splash in our little town. Kaiser Permanente Arena has been a good temporary home, but now a more permanent place is needed. How did this odd match between Surf City and pro basketball come to be?