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Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: January 22-25

Julie Horner,
🎶 Things to do in Santa Cruz this weekend! A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for the weekend of Thursday, January 22 through Sunday, January 25, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy… Read More
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Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: January 15-18

Julie Horner,
🎶 A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for the weekend of Thursday, January 15 through Sunday, January 18, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is to do in Santa Cruz… Read More
January 2026 Horoscope Astrology Columns 

A Fresh Start | January 2026 Horoscope

Catie Cadge, PhD, ,
By Catie Cadge PhD Every January, I think of the words of a Grateful Dead song, “The wheel is turning and you can’t slow down…” Where do we see a fresh start for our wheel moving forward? Where do we see planetary shifts and changes? For this month’s cosmic weather report, let’s briefly look at the next few weeks and… Read More
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Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: January 9-11

Julie Horner, ,
🎶 A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for the weekend of Friday, January 9 through Sunday, January 11, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is to do in Santa Cruz… Read More
new veterans village sign in Ben Lomond, California Ben Lomond Community Local News 

A New Sign for the Veterans Village | Ben Lomond

Mary Andersen
Ben Lomond resident and Navy veteran Rick Moran spearheaded the creation of a new permanent sign for Veterans Village, a housing complex for formerly homeless veterans located along Highway 9 in Ben Lomond. Moran served on a submarine during the Vietnam War and later became commander of the “Maverick” 5888 Veterans of Foreign Wars post, known for advocating peace during… Read More
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Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: January 1 – 4, 2026

Julie Horner
🎶 A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for the weekend of Thursday, January 1st through Sunday, January 4th, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is to do in Santa Cruz… Read More
persimmon cookies Columns Food & Drink Recipes 

Grandma Ella’s Persimmon Cookies

Thomas Andersen
By Tom Andersen The winds in the Valley have done their annual stripping of the persimmon trees exposing for us winter’s candy. I’m not exactly sure how so many persimmon trees made it into the San Lorenzo Valley, but I’m certainly not complaining. Someone recently told me they were an invasive species in California. They need to go. Shudder at… Read More