Entertainment Live Music 

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: April 17-20

🎶Live Music Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and live entertainment for the weekend of Thursday, April 17 through Sunday, April 20, 2025! We’ve rounded up all the great music we could find at Santa Cruz County’s best eateries and music venues. Enjoy! 🎶🍷 🍺🎻💃 Thursday, April 17 Santa Cruz Dance Week – Through April 25thDowntown Santa CruzSchedule:… Read More
Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening 

Spring Gardening Rituals: Weeding and Tending Soil

By Josh Reilly I’m Weeding in the Rain, I’m Weeding in the Rain! Watching Spring rainfall is one of the most satisfying, if maddening rituals of gardening. The rhythmic drumming of rain on the roof brings relief and joy, partly because in California drought is the default, water is expensive, and hot, dry conditions can bring real destruction. We hope,… Read More
clampers at junction park Boulder Creek Community Local News Parks 

Clampers Install New Safety Fence at Junction Park

Members of E. Clampus Vitus Branciforte Chapter 1797 helped out at Junction Park in Boulder Creek this past winter by putting up a safety fence. “Your efforts in enhancing safety and assisting our community are truly appreciated,” Boulder Creek Recreation and Parks District said in a statement. “It’s wonderful to see such dedication to improving our shared spaces. Thank you… Read More
april 5 hands off protest santa cruz Community Local News Politics 

April 5 “Hands Off!” Protest Draws Thousands in Santa Cruz

On April 5, 2025, a large crowd gathered at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse for the “Hands Off!” protest, part of a nationwide series of demonstrations organized in response to Trump administration policies. The event drew attendees from across the county, filling the courthouse lawn and surrounding spaces. The Santa Cruz event was one of over 1,000 protests held across… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: April 10-13

🎶Live Music Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and live entertainment for the weekend of Thursday, April 10 through Sunday, April 13, 2025! We’ve rounded up all the great music we could find at Santa Cruz County’s best eateries and music venues. Enjoy! 🎶🍷 🍺🎻💃 Thursday, April 10 🎶Jim Lewin and Diana Z at Jack O’Neill LoungeThursday, April… Read More
Outdoors Recreation 

Quail Hollow Ranch Pace Family Wilderness Trail

Sign up to volunteer for the Quail Hollow Ranch County Park Trails Construction project, a trail-building endeavor that will expand the Quail Hollow’s existing 4.5-mile trail network into the Pace Family Wilderness, a 79.5-acre parcel that was gifted to County of Santa Cruz Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services in 1997.  This phase of construction focuses on the… Read More