Good Times Articles

The Amah Mutsun Land Trust, an organization led by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, works to preserve and restore the lands of its ancestors. The nonprofit is participating in Santa Cruz Gives, a fundraising initiative created by Good Times in …

From All About Theatre to Theatre 831, performance entrepreneur Lindsey Chester isn’t afraid to leap over tall buildings. Taking over the former Tannery Arts Center home of the Jewel Theater with her new project, Theatre 831, Chester is already reaching …

Vampire pics are a perennial. Tales of undead blood suckers are probably the sturdiest horror film subgenre—outranking Frankenstein’s monster or, say, zombies—largely because of their morbid sexual component.

“Every person is a new door to a different world.” —Six Degrees of Separation

What is your favorite Christmas dinner tradition?

Choosing not to imbibe at a holiday gathering can feel a bit like turning down cake at your best friend’s birthday party.

Just a few months ago, many of us believed that weed might easily be federally legalized soon, assuming that Kamala Harris would win the presidency and the Democrats would win at least one house of Congress.

THURSDAY 12/26

An amalgamation of traditional Irish, English and American pubs, Parish Publick House in Aptos is described by co-owner Joel Sawtell as “the community’s second living room.” Born in Maine and raised in New Hampshire, Sawtell came to Santa Cruz on …

My existence led by confusion boatsMutiny from stern to bowAh, but I was so much older thenI’m younger than that now.

SAVE THE MONARCHS

Dan Pulcrano | Publisher

‘I started writing it the day after one of my best friends overdosed,” Joshua Cremer says slowly after some contemplation. He’s talking about the power of songs to have a life of their own, sometimes mysteriously hiding their true meaning—even …

The term “two-way player” has a whole range of definitions.

There have been years when staying home on New Year’s Eve seemed like the best option. Not this one. If you like EDM, classic rock, Indian music or burlesque, Santa Cruz has you covered.

Heavy surf on Monday smashed into the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, shearing off a 125-foot section off the end and sending an already-closed business into the ocean, along with a public restroom and two pieces of heavy construction equipment.

Santa Cruz Police released this report:

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will appoint a new member to replace outgoing Trustee Kim De Serpa, rather than hold a costly special election.

John and Ruth Mallery had a dream—to create a safe and nurturing environment where unsupervised and at-risk young people can thrive and become productive, caring citizens.

ARIES March 21-April 19