This week’s Free Will Astrology horoscopes offer insight, courage and imagination for every zodiac sign, from Aries to Pisces.

Santa Cruz musicians honor the life and songs of Todd Snider in a tribute concert at Kuumbwa Jazz Center celebrating his music, humor and legacy.

Santa Cruz is a community where new ideas take root early—sometimes quietly, other times colorfully, often long before the rest of the country catches on. From organic food and environmental activism ...

UCSC’s campus covers a whopping 2,000 acres of hilly terrain, and there are miles and miles of hiking trails weaving in and out of the redwoods.

An excerpt from ‘Santa Cruz is in the Heart Vol. II’ In the spring when the willows and chickens grew fat again and the plum trees blossomed pink and white in the Chinatown yards near the river, the ...

[dropcap]G [/dropcap]ilmore, staying in Santa Cruz at the invitation of our mutual friend (and Good Times CEO) Dan Pulcrano, was so intrigued by the princes’ and Antoinette Swan’s tale that he went to ...

The Cruz Connection. How a longtime Santa Cruz resident, Helen Kinau Wilder, figures prominentlyCharlie Chan, the great fictional detective, was a man of mystery and intrigue—as well as a racist ...

The Coalition to End Human Trafficking in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties hosts a free conference on Saturday, March 24.

Artina Morton and Douglas Harr plan to turn the Westside Santa Cruz property known as the Court of Mysteries into an annual Halloween attraction.

How the Cheesy Bavarian sausage, the No. 1 selling recipe at Corralitos Market & Sausage Co., came to be.

Gayle Ortiz may be known for the bakery that bears her name, but she’s quietly crafted a fashion career ...

Wine of the Week Every home needs its trusty bottle of low-alcohol white wine, and ours (currently, at least) is the light, minerally Grüner Veltliner 2015 from Pratsch. The top grape of Austria ...