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04/24/2024

As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century nears, creating and consuming music is easier and cheaper than ever.

04/24/2024

LOSING A FARMERS MARKET?

04/24/2024

Mark and Nancy Nicholson stand behind a chain link fence outside of their condominium on Wharf Rd, near the entrance to the Capitola Wharf. Large stacks of treated wood have been staged on the other side of the fence, blocking …

04/24/2024

Almost 20 years ago, and two days before Noe Ortiz was born, his grandparents Maria and Ventura opened El Alteño restaurant in downtown Watsonville. Noe started working there three years ago and says he really loves being a server, meeting …

04/24/2024

“The mouthfeel is balanced with a luscious fig introduction,” say the owners of Kissed by an Angel, Larry and Lisa Olivo, of their 2019 Cabernet Franc ($60). “It explodes in richness on the back of the tongue of earthy rose …

04/24/2024

THURSDAY

04/17/2024

Most Popular Place Not to Find a Table on Trivia Night

04/17/2024

Growing up, I was often ostracized by my peers for being a nerd. Comic books, action figures and collectibles fueled the flames of isolation but provided escape. The asthma, glasses and failure at any sport involving running, a ball or …

04/17/2024

It’s dawn and I’m the first to park in the Henry Cowell State Park parking lot up Felton-Empire Grade Road. I had to use my phone alarm to wake up. I hope hiking will get my circadian rhythm in alignment …

04/17/2024

RESPONSE TO DON’T BLAME THE DEMS LETTER

04/17/2024

Brad Kava | Good Times Editor

04/17/2024

Master gardener Delmar McComb’s first job out of college changed the course of his life forever. While working with a former apprentice of the legendary horticulturist Alan Chadwick, he learned the dirty secrets of conventional gardening.

04/17/2024

Glitz and Glam are swapped with empty bottles and food wrappers in this upcoming Santa Cruz fashion show at The Rio on Friday. 

04/17/2024

Gliding across the California redwood, a 10-inch slimy and bright yellow slug has weaved its way into the 2024 California legislative session with Assembly Bill 1850, which would make the banana slug the official state slug. 

04/16/2024

New music, new moves, what better way to celebrate spring? NewMusicWorks and Tandy Beal & Company join together for an extraordinary coupling of music and movement featuring premiere scores by seven living composers, plus new choreographies by Tandy Beal—guaranteed to …

04/16/2024

Shemekia Copeland isn’t sure what to make of the Blues Music Award for Instrumentalist Vocals that she received recently.

04/16/2024

THURSDAY

04/16/2024

Activist, poet and music manager John Sinclair died last week at 82. He was someone about whom everybody concerned about cannabis reform, of any age, should know.

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