The mission of the Threshold Choir is not only to bring solace to the loved one, but to his or her family as well, to restore a sense of the sacred to the experience of dying. The organization discourages the terms “performance” or “rehearsal,” because they want their singing to transcend the performer-audience dynamic.
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
Greenway submits signatures for proposed initiative on use of rail line
The proposal, which still must have its signatures verified before qualifying for the June 2022 ballot, would potentially force county leaders to use the Santa Cruz Branch Line for a parklike bicycle and pedestrian path. This is in opposition to those who want a commuter rail line and trail combo.
Posted inCOVID 2022
Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCity Life
After loss and transition, Santa Cruz’s William Coulter returns to celebrate ‘A Celtic Christmas’
Grammy-winning guitarist William Coulter lost his Bonny Doon home and just about everything in it in the 2020 CZU fire. He got back to music slowly, dazedly — “I knew that if I didn’t get back to it, it might slip away” — and comes to the Rio on Friday performing with an Irish holiday variety show.
Posted inK-12 Education
Sewing, rock erosion and coding: How some elementary students are learning about computer science
For annual Computer Science Education Week, schools across Santa Cruz County focused on how to improve learning and equity in computer science. Lookout sat in on a lesson to get a deeper look into how computer science is being integrated into core curriculum at the elementary level.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz County storm watch: Rain causes over 18,000 to lose power; evac warning in San Lorenzo Valley
An atmospheric river that began moving slowly on Sunday from Northern California toward Southern California caused thousands of Central Coast residents to lose power. An evacuation warning has also been issued in parts of the CZU burn scar areas.
Posted inCOVID Today
As COVID-19 case rates rise, California orders statewide mask requirement starting Wednesday
California is ordering a statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces to go into effect on Wednesday. The move comes as coronavirus case rates have risen by 50% in the last 2 1/2 weeks.
Posted inCity Life
WALLACE BAINE: Forget about keeping Santa Cruz weird; have we lost our once-notorious edge entirely?
When “The Lost Boys” came out in 1987, it put on display the edge Santa Cruz had become known for. Nearly a quarter-century later, it’s worth reevaluating whether those same eccentric ideals are still part of this place.
Posted inCoast Life
Don’t mess with the women: Backlash over surf contest inequity leads to a reexamination of fairness, the law
When Santa Cruz’s only big surf industry company, O’Neill Wetsuits, put on an event in October that for the first time included females, it could’ve been a happy story of progress at last. Instead it “came off wrong,” according to many who followed it closely, and the company has said very little about it. Others, though, had much to say.
Posted inLatest News
Santa Cruz County bracing for heavy rain, wind
A storm caused by an atmospheric river is set to hit the area early Sunday morning, dumping up to 3 inches of rain in urban areas and nearly twice that in the coastal ranges.
