You’ve probably heard the advice to eat “multiple small meals for better digestion,” the grab-and-go mantra food stores today thrive on. After all, why not graze your way through the day, staying never too hungry, never too full and always …
As a recording artist, if you hang around long enough, you get to look back at your body of work. And if you’re really lucky, you not only get to revisit your canon, but even get a shot at reinterpreting …
NATIONAL POLITICAL QUANDRY
Wilder Ranch State Park is named after dairyman Delos D. Wilder, but just the word “wilder” as an adjective works for me. Henry David Thoreau nailed it with In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World.
The deteriorating state of road conditions in Santa Cruz County’s unincorporated areas is cited as being one of the “five most significant problems facing the County,” according to a Grand Jury Road Report published on June 5.
Santa Cruz County Child Protective Services workers prioritize reunifying children with their birth parents, and have been accused of insensitive treatment and intimidation of families, according to a report released June 17 by the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury.
A Santa Cruz County Grand Jury report determined that the Behavioral Health Division struggles to meet the county’s mental health needs, and has neither the fiscal means nor staff resources to do the job.
Residents in Santa Cruz County will face steep fines for using fireworks this Fourth of July, including at area beaches.
THURSDAY 7/4
STRUMMING ALONG Catch Jake Nielsen on Fourth of July at Junction Park in Boulder Creek. PHOTO: Tarmo Hannula
Sometimes it’s good to wait, exclaims Johnny Dodd to the Zoom camera.
ARIES March 21-April 19
In dark times, we all need a little pick-me-up now and then, and Mike Madrid is here to offer a full jolt of optimism, albeit long-term optimism. Here in Santa Cruz, it’s not at all hard to believe that in …
In dark times, we all need a little pick-me-up now and then, and Mike Madrid is here to offer a full jolt of optimism, albeit long-term optimism. Here in Santa Cruz, it’s not at all hard to believe that in …
One of Westside Santa Cruz’s more popular gastropubs has undergone a dramatic makeover.
Jamie Loustalot, co-owner of The Grille at DeLaveaga, grew up locally and started her industry career as a teenager making cotton candy at Marini’s. From there, she worked at several other local spots in a back-of-house capacity before taking a …
Talley’s 2022 Chardonnay ($38) represents the cool climate and hillside topography of the area. Its “refreshing complexity is laced with hints of citrus, French baguette and Marcona almond.” It is truly a beautiful chardonnay with a lovely mouthfeel. Located in …
Brad Kava | Good Times Editor
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Some communities have been diligent in building more housing in the face of a statewide housing shortage. Others haven’t.
