A thoroughly French café with undertones of California vibes, Emilie and the Frenchies was opened recently by Mary Jane Dean and her childhood friend and business partner, Céline. They originally met ...

Monterey Bay remains synonymous with great seafood. But that reality grows more fragile. When the local salmon season was cancelled for the third year in a row this spring, this is how I put it for a ...

PIERCING ACIDITY Winemaker Matt Dees says the Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay is ‘precise and full of energy.’PHOTO: The Hilt Estate Sharing a bottle of wine over some excellent pizza at Shadowbrook ...

When the British ska movement launched in the late ’70s, great ska/rock-steady acts like the Skatalites, Prince Buster and Desmond Dekker were founding influences. Inspired by the rebellious nature of ...

Body art is so ubiquitous it’s hard to believe tattooing was illegal in Santa Cruz until 1986. Our cover story takes a look at some of the latest trends in tattoo art, artists and clients as the body ...

Before he was Rini, or perhaps it’d be more accurate to say along the path to becoming Rini, Justerini Sandoval busked for tips on the busy streets of Melbourne. When the singer and guitarist started ...

Despite this, crossing the finish line on June 7 will have bittersweet significance for the riders, since the event is ending its 31-year run this year. Tyler TerMeer, San Francisco AIDS Foundation ...

GIVING PRIDE Students across Santa Cruz County worked with MAH to create the Queer Liberation Quilt. PHOTO: Contributed Screening throughout the course of the show will be Never the Last Love Letter, ...

GEOFFREY HARGRAVE: I was initially attracted to the raw and visceral nature of a kitchen after having fallen in love with cooking as a child. As a diner throughout my life, I was intrigued by the ...

Then tragedy struck with a mass shooting in 2019, touching off a series of events that put GGF on pause. I originally planned to report on 1) how the community-minded volunteers around what is, at its ...

SEA THE MOMENT Taken at Seabright State Beach with an iPhone 13. Photograph by Sharon Barnes GOOD IDEA Santa Cruz Celebrates 50 Years of Santa Cruz Pride with Festive Pride-themed Window Art Contest.

Here are a bunch of shots from today’s parade… ...