4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (387+ words) New laws are about to change your yard and garden. Called Zone Zero, it’s Ground Zero when it comes to fire safety. The most vulnerable area for a building to catch on fire is the first five feet out from…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (735+ words) In Chinese folk meteorology, swarms of dragonflies flying low over ponds, lagoons, and fields are a sign that rain is coming. This summer, Santa Cruz County skies have come alive with unusually dense populations of these brightly colored hunters. Large,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (811+ words) Three years ago, Alayna Nathe opened a highly unusual small business in Santa Cruz. Her company, True Source Waters, was built around a simple, albeit risky, idea: If you give people access to high-quality water in exchange for participating in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (804+ words) It was the fall of 2015, the year before California legalized recreational cannabis. A woman walked toward me on Seabright Avenue in Santa Cruz, fastidiously buttoned up and well-heeled; she carried a tiny dog. The lady was clearly from out of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (111+ words) INFO: 8pm, Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Drive, Santa Cruz. $20-$25. 479-1854. INFO: 2pm, The Grove, 501 Upper Park Rd., Santa Cruz. $15-$86. 479-1854. INFO: 8pm, Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz. $20-$24. 429-6994. INFO: 7:30pm, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz. $32-$38. 420-5030. INFO: 7pm, Woodhouse Brewing, 119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz. $35. 313-9461. INFO: 7:30pm, The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1115+ words) Summer Tour is a new documentary from director Mischa Richter and producers including actress Chloë Sevigny. The film will have its local premiere at the Del Mar Theatre on Sept. 9. After the movie, film subject Annie Dunn and her mother,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (456+ words) Legislation aimed at strengthening California’s protections against new offshore oil drilling is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom after passing both houses of the state Legislature. Assembly Bill 1448, authored by Assemblymember Gregg Hart, passed the Assembly on Aug. 27, one day after…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1209+ words) From rocket ships to oil rigs—how twisted does a tale have to be to connect the two? I’ve got a dense story for you, but density is my brand. I promise this will all come together, like a hospital…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (322+ words) Santa Cruz’s only LGBTQ+ bar, The Neighbor’s Pub, closed its Pacific Avenue location on Aug. 23, according to an announcement by owner Frankie Lynn Farr. High rent, increasing costs, frequent equipment failures and the troubling anti-queer political environment were given as…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (176+ words) “Same family. Same recipes. A new home.” That’s how the good folks at La Placa Italian Cuisine are presenting their new world headquarters in Scotts Valley (219 Mt. Hermon Road, Suite F). The restaurant-pizzeria-bakery merges two family businesses—La Placa Bakery…...