2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (737+ words) When it comes to improving our health, the biggest obstacles are often the quiet little stories we tell ourselves. Over the years, I've heard all these rationalizations. But believing these thoughts can quietly build a wall between you and your…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (259+ words) Cristela Alonzo plays the Rio Theatre Friday A year later and the backlash over President Trump's immigration policies has only intensified. It's a subject Alonzo revisits in her new The Midlife Mixtape tour, which includes a stop at the Rio…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (642+ words) It turns out Andrew McCarthy, the actor whose earnest, likable presence helped define an era of 1980s popular movies, from St. Elmo's Fire to Pretty in Pink to Less Than Zero, doesn't just play a writer on the screen, he really…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (623+ words) Weekly Horoscope (April 2026): April Fool's Wisdom for Every Zodiac Sign'Santa Cruz Weekly Week of March 26 ARIES March 21-April 19 Aries poet Maya Angelou proclaimed, "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." In that spirit, Aries, I…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (869+ words) Santa Cruz Events Calendar: Live Music, Jazz, Festivals and More'Santa Cruz Weekly Things to do in Santa Cruz KYLE SMITH Kyle Smith is constantly switching lanes. Threading his California Reggae roots with hip hop, punk rock, and pop, he has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (599+ words) Musical Brothers Moshe and Boaz Vilozny return to The Ugly Mug for a special reunion show on March 27th. Boaz was one of the founding members of The Devil Makes Three and penned the DM3 tunes, Working Man's Blues, and Holding On....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (422+ words) Ensemble Monterey and Lori Schulman Deliver Stunning Classical Performance'Santa Cruz Weekly Bach to the Future J'rg Reddin's final concert with this season's SC Baroque Festivals was a sensory tour through the vocal glories of the 16th century. Given fresh voice by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (308+ words) In addition to authentic Chinese dishes, Fusion Fare features what chef/owner Hongmin Mo calls "having fun" when he uses his creativity to combine cross-cultural cuisines. Born in Szechuan, China, he learned to cook from a young age with his…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (243+ words) How about wine from Sicily? The Fina Kebrilla Grillo Sicilia DOC 2024 is only $15 a bottle " money well spent on this interesting white wine made from Sicilian grillo grapes. It is fresh and inviting " with balanced acidity. It's rare to meet…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (417+ words) The Santa Cruz mountain good folk, Wolf Jett, are having a release party for their third studio album, titled Letting Go, on March 28th, at the Felton Music Hall. The extended Wolf Jett family, includes the extraordinarily talented Jason Crosby (Phil…...