Although fish and wildlife officials continue efforts to capture the surfboard-stealing sea otter known as Otter 841 and…
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Barbie movie: Wallace Baine and two high schoolers on how the iconic American doll resonates across generations
One is back on the Barbie bandwagon after abandoning a girlhood favorite. One knew Barbie only from the toy store. One tripped over Barbies while raising two daughters. Now, with “Barbie” taking theaters and social media by storm, Izzy Brandon and Henry Bellevin, both 16, and Wallace Baine (slightly older than 16), put the summer blockbuster under a microscope.
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I left my board with a Malagasy surfer: How I learned to let go of what I cherished
Santa Cruz native Evan Quarnstrom left his favorite surfboard halfway around the world — on purpose. He gifted it to a surfer in Madagascar he had met who needed it more than he did. But he misses it. Here, he reflects on the bond between a surfer and board and the memories and surfer friends he made from Brazil to Indonesia to Madagascar during his almost two-year travel adventure.
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Eaters Digest: Woodhouse X STS9 Wilder Santa Cruz Session IPA
As summer warms up, Santa Cruz’s Woodhouse Brewing releases a collaboration beer to celebrate next month’s two-night visit to UCSC’s Quarry Amphitheater by Sound Tribe Sector 9. Lily Belli has that and other local brews to try this week, plus local foodie events and more.
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Letter to the editor: Please accept my apology, Cabrillo trustee Adam Spickler writes
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Morning Lookout: RFK Jr.’s local chances, Cabrillo’s cake bosses, B40 Fire tax fails & Weekender
Residents voted against a levy that would have raised an additional $1 million per year to double the staff at the…
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Tony Bennett, timeless singer who won over fans for decades, dies at 96
A consummate performer with a remarkable ability to revive his career again and again, Tony Bennett won admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga.
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Inside the final exam in Cabrillo’s Art of Creating Wedding Cakes class
Whether they’re looking to take the next step professionally or wanting to show off for friends and family, the students in Anne Baldzikowski’s Cabrillo College class learn to assemble wedding cakes from the bottom up. Laura Sutherland sat in on the final exam, where there’s extra credit for cutting up your cake and letting classmates take a bite.
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Residents overwhelmingly reject tax to fund Branciforte Fire Protection District; station set to close
Residents voted against a levy that would have raised an additional $1 million per year to double the staff at the Branciforte Fire Protection District and keep its only station open. The Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Cruz County will vote Aug. 2 to finalize the consolidation of Branciforte’s staff with the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District.
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Will Santa Cruz County be open to what RFK Jr. is selling?
Anti-vax crackpot with an antisemitism problem or an antidote to a Democratic establishment intent on power and under the sway of Big Pharma and other moneyed interests? His position as a member of a grand political family gives Robert F. Kennedy Jr. instant name recognition, but whether a Santa Cruz County that has a history of supporting insurgent candidacies will back him in his challenge to President Joe Biden is an open question.