Julie Horner, Writer

Written by Julie Horner

Julie lives and works in Boulder Creek and is an active participant in the county's vibrant music scene. She loves the outdoors and is the go-to expert on Santa Cruz Mountains hiking trails.

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: February 20 – February 23

February 16, 2025February 27, 2025 Julie Hornerlive music

Live Music Santa Cruz! Here’s the roundup of live entertainment for Thursday, February 20 through Sunday, February 23, 2025! 🎶 There’s something for everyone! Celtic 🎻 Jazz 🎷 Bluegrass 🪕 Rock n’ Roll 🎸 And more! Enjoy! 💃❤️ Thursday, February 20 Kyle Kovalik at Jack O’Neill LoungeThursday, February 20 | 4:00 – 7:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Disastrous Transgenderism… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: February 13 – 16

February 7, 2025February 17, 2025 Julie Horner

Live Music Santa Cruz! Here’s the roundup of live entertainment for Valentine’s weekend Thursday, February 13 through Sunday, February 16, 2025! 🎶 There’s something for everyone! Celtic 🎻 Jazz 🎷 Bluegrass 🪕 Rock n’ Roll 🎸 And more! Enjoy! 💃❤️ Thursday, February 13 Tim Brady at Jack O’Neill LoungeThursday, February 13 | 4:00 – 7:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz… Read More

Andrew Myers Winter Warmer Roaring Camp Railroads Bret Harte Hall

Events Local News

Winter Warmer Festival: Andrew Myers Shakes off the Chill at Roaring Camp

February 4, 2025February 11, 2025 Julie Horner

By Julie Horner It was the end of the summer festival season and Ben Lomond’s Andrew Myers was bummed. Might as well hunker down for the winter and dream of dancing to great music with a few hundred of your closest friends when the weather warms. Then he thought, there’s beautiful Bret Harte Hall at Roaring Camp! The winter months… Read More

Infrastructure

Vegetation Control on Highway 9 Starts Monday, February 3

February 1, 2025February 2, 2025 Julie HornerLocal News, road closure

Beginning Monday, February 3, Caltrans will begin vegetation control work along the entire length of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County. The first two weeks will focus on the roadway from east of Santa Cruz to Felton. The work continues Monday thru Friday from 7 am to 4 pm and is expected to conclude by mid-March. The contractor for this… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: February 5 – 9

February 1, 2025February 10, 2025 Julie HornerEntertainment, live music

Live Music Santa Cruz! Here’s the roundup of live entertainment for Wednesday, February 5 through Sunday, February 9, 2025! 🎶 There’s something for everyone! Celtic 🎻 Jazz 🎷 Bluegrass 🪕 Rock n’ Roll 🎸 And more! Enjoy! 💃 Wednesday, February 5 Karaoke at Apple Jack’sWednesdays | 3:30 – 10:008790 La Honda Rd, La Honda Rick Rasay Island MusicPono Hawaiian Kitchen… Read More

Astrology Columns

A Fresh Perspective and an Open Mind

February 1, 2025February 4, 2025 Julie Horner

Welcome to February, Santa Cruz stargazers! The month opens with some exciting news about Jupiter, “King of the Gods.” The planet asks us to consider, “How have I been underestimating myself” in terms of some part of our life that needs a fresh perspective, an open mind, a curious heart and a willingness to see things differently. Jupiter has been… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: January 30 – February 2

January 30, 2025January 31, 2025 Julie HornerEntertainment, live music

Live Music Santa Cruz! Here’s the roundup of live entertainment for the weekend of January 30 through February 2, 2025! 🎶 There’s something for everyone! Celtic 🎻 Jazz 🎷 Bluegrass 🪕 Rock n’ Roll 🎸 And more! Enjoy! 💃 Thursday, January 30 Ted Welty at Jack O’Neill LoungeThursday, January 30 | 4:00 – 7:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Hot… Read More

Local News Photography

Fallout Continues After Moss Landing Battery Fire

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 Julie HornerLocal News, Photography

Sarah Williams of Sarah Star Photography captured this haunting view of the recent lithium battery fire — called the world’s largest — which ignited at Vistra Energy Corporation in Moss Landing on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The image shows the Santa Cruz Breakwater (Walton) Lighthouse at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor with the fire approximately 23 miles in the… Read More

Art Photography

Tara Robertson Photography: Art of the Pin-Up

January 19, 2025February 1, 2025 Julie Horner

Exalting the Female By Julie Horner Tara Robertson is a born and raised Santa Cruz County photographer who sees beauty all around. “There is something special about freezing that moment in time,” she said, “a moment that will never happen again.” With an eye for shooting breathtaking landscapes along the coast, she has in the last decade developed a unique… Read More

Entertainment Live Music

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: January 23 – 26

January 6, 2025January 27, 2025 Julie HornerEntertainment, live music

Live Music Santa Cruz! Here’s the roundup of live entertainment for the weekend of January 23 through January 26 2025! 🎶 There’s something for everyone! Celtic 🎻 Jazz 🎷 Bluegrass 🪕 Rock n’ Roll 🎸 And more! Enjoy! 💃 Thursday, January 23 Ripatti & Rose at Jack O’Neill LoungeThursday, January 23 | 4:00 – 7:00175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz… Read More