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Castro Adobe celebrates reopening with multimedia exhibit
WATSONVILLE — In the hills of Watsonville exists a place where mid 19th century life — right around the time of California’s statehood — remains largely intact. It is the Castro Adobe State Historic...
View ArticleApplications open for next round of CORE funding in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County leaders are getting ready to distribute millions in grant funding to eligible community-serving organizations and are putting word out that they are open to applications...
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Photos | Fire at Tannery Arts Center prompts evacuation
Santa Cruz Fire Department Battalion Chief Daniel Kline, left, monitors a multi-alarm blaze Thursday afternoon at the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz as a youngster, at right, watches Kline. Santa...
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Paula Poundstone returning to Rio Theatre
SANTA CRUZ — For 45 years, Paula Poundstone has done it all, from voice acting to National Public Radio appearances to hosting her own podcast. However, her main calling has long been in stand-up...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County coroner’s office IDs man deceased at Live Oak beach
LIVE OAK — The Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office has identified the man discovered deceased this week in the water off Moran Lake Beach. Emergency responders recovered the body of 45-year-old Hans...
View ArticleSalinas’ Caleb Debem earns his first Ocean Sprints win | Ocean Speedway
WATSONVILLE — Salinas driver Caleb Debem earned Rookie of the Year honors at Ocean Speedway last season and on Friday night he raced to his first sprint car victory on the quarter-mile track. Joining...
View ArticleSanta Cruz’s Billy Grossi honored at Hangtown Motocross Classic
RANCHO CORDOVA — Local retired motocross star and Santa Cruz native Billy Grossi was honored as the grand marshal of the 55th annual Hangtown Motocross Classic at Prairie City OHV Park on June 1....
View ArticlePhoto | Beachcomber looks to beat heat at Natural Bridges
Waves poured into Natural Bridges State Beach this week as the cool water provided an opportunity to beat the heat. The National Weather Service forecast calls for cooler temperatures in the coming...
View ArticleFocal Point | Swimmers at Capitola Beach
Part of Henry Allen Rispin’s efforts to modernize Capitola’s resort in the 1920s included hosting major competitions for swimming, water polo, canoeing and diving. The water sports competitions...
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Name Dropping | Nathaniel Walker reenlists in US Navy
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Nathaniel Walker, of Santa Cruz, on May 23 took the oath of enlistment during his reenlistment ceremony aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers...
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Photos | San Lorenzo Valley, Watsonville graduates mark milestone
Cougar pride was on display Friday morning as the San Lorenzo Valley class of 2024 graduated at the Felton school’s commencement exercises. Valedictorian Joshua Gabrielson and Salutatorians Mary...
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Mayor’s message | Get ready to kick off summer activities in Watsonville
I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the graduating class of 2024. This milestone marks the beginning of an exciting journey filled with endless possibilities and opportunities. There...
View ArticleSanta Cruz youth e-bike usage tops agenda for transit coalition
SANTA CRUZ — Amidst the rising popularity of electric bicycles nationwide and the recent rollout of an e-bike share program across Santa Cruz County, a local transit-oriented coalition highlighted...
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Fire season 2024: What’s in store for the Bay Area and beyond
Grass, meet spark. Bay Area residents, meet fire. The explosive start to the 2024 fire season — the Corral Fire near Livermore that tore through rolling grasslands and rapidly scorched more acreage...
View ArticleHow ‘selling out’ helped psychedelic MDMA
Rick Doblin first dreamed of the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic drug MDMA in a hippie house in downtown Santa Cruz, in an era when fears of bad trips and ruined lives loomed large in the...
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The Berlin Wall of Santa Cruz | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History
Redwoods framing the Town Clock are to be cut down for highrise development. (Ross Eric Gibson Collection)What are these fearful faces in Town Clock Plaza looking at? (Ross Eric Gibson Collection)A pin...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Support Treasure Cove, where children of all abilities can...
By Dan Haifley Life is not easy for children with cognitive, sensory, or physical disabilities. They and their families can be challenged by daily tasks such as dressing, eating, bathing, and moving...
View ArticlePhoto | McHenry Library at UC Santa Cruz sits up on the hill
The upper floors of the McHenry Library at UC Santa Cruz tower above a student heading to study for finals. The original McHenry Library was designed in 1968 by John Carl Warnecke and was as an...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Why Santa Cruz County should not support low impact...
By Nancy Kille In response to Jazzari Taylor’s Guest Commentary (May 30) in support of the proposed Low Impact Camping Areas (LICA) ordinance, please note that Ms. Taylor resides in the Los Angeles...
View ArticleStephen Kessler | Reflections on the news from Mexico
Chocolate. Corn. The tomato. The poems of Sor Juana. The fictions of Juan Rulfo. The murals of Diego Rivera. Mexico has given us many wonderful things. My high school Spanish teacher, the great Juan...
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