The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. —Karl Marx, Theses on Feuerbach, #11, 1845 The loss of Mike Rotkin—former mayor of Santa Cruz, ...

Good Times reporter John Koenig talks to random Santa Cruzans for their personal answers to our Question of the Week.

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ALLEN STRONG: I consider a restaurant’s first six months a grand opening, so we are still in the middle of that and have gotten a good response from locals. Our crew is small and we really have the ...

An old favorite Broadway play has gotten a facelift. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical is being produced by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, with its world premiere on June ...

Santa Cruzans give their answers to our Question of the Week, often fun, sometimes serious. This time, What does your "No Kings Day" sign say?

I couldn't sit still!" Lorraine Kinnamon recalls of the first time she saw the dazzling moves and pounding drums of Tahitian dance. She had just moved from Canada to Hawaii, and at 10 years old, she ...

Photograph by George Sakkestad Breast in Show: The Big Giant BraBall attracted a lot of attention--and took up two parking spaces--on a recent stopover in downtown Santa Cruz. The Giant BraBall Brawl ...

For the last thirty years, Suga Free has been killing it, from rocking house parties and clubs to earning guest spots with A-listers Xzibit and Snoop Dogg, as well as working with Bay Area legends ...

JULIA. I’m Mexican, so my family celebrates Christmas in a big way. We make buñuelos, the Mexican dessert, and tamales from my grandma’s recipes.We all make it together, and I love that time of year.