Entertainment Live Music 

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

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
Entertainment Live Music 

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

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
Supervisor Monica Martinez Affirms LGBTQ Protections Government 

Monica Martinez Leads Commitment to LGBT Community

Led by Fifth District Supervisor Monica Martinez, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to reaffirm the County’s commitment to protect women and the LGBTQ+ community amid harmful federal policies and proposals, and to direct the County Administrative Officer (CAO) to safeguard services and ensure timely responses. “Given the current political climate, it is important that we… Read More
Local News Photography 

Fallout Continues After Moss Landing Battery Fire

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
Butternut Squash Sage Soup Columns Food & Drink 

Butternut Sage Soup

By Robin Horn Several years ago, I attended a music workshop in chilly (to Californians) Whidbey Island, WA. Not only did Ruzivo — a traditional Zimbabwean and contemporary Afropop ensemble — teach us three songs for 8-piece marimba ensembles in less than 48 hours, each band member was also responsible for feeding us a delicious meal. This warming soup hit… Read More
Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate 

2025 Housing Forecast: Calm Transition or Chaos?

Economists are Cautiously Optimistic  By M.C. Dwyer The 2025 economic and housing outlook for California and the U.S. is a mixed bag: forecasts predict modest price growth and a slight rebound in the number of sales.     But costs constrain home buyers — California’s affordability just dropped to a depressingly low 14%, about half the rate of 30% back in 2020… Read More