Twenty years ago, when Kirby Scudder and Chip (yes, one name only) created First Friday, they were not thinking outside the ...

’80s NIGHT The current Damned tour is the first in 35 years to feature the band’s classic ’80s lineup. PHOTO: Contributed When punk took off in and around London, three bands were in the vanguard of ...

A 27-year-old Santa Cruz man died on Highway 1 early Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash. California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said the man, who has not been named, was driving ...

WHEN IT COMES to the sleaziest, trashiest, most extreme end of the rock & roll spectrum, sometimes the truth hurts. And Nashville Pussy frontman Blaine Cartwright is more than willing to spread the ...

Men About Town: Teacup owner Don Yee (left) and writer Dunn take a moment to pose at the old Teacup. THE TEACUP, you ask? Yes, I say, the Teacup. Best little bar in Santa Cruz. Ten years gone now.

People's attitudes toward lunch vary radically. For some, it's barely worth the bother, while others see it as the most important meal of the day (especially if they've managed to sleep through ...

Noble though it may be, biking can also be tough work. For those who dislike struggling up the steep hills of UCSC campus or getting worn out before they even make it in to work, Ecology Action is ...

Many couples in the United States experiencing fertility troubles spend thousands of dollars on various drugs and in vitro procedures. But there's another option as well. If you take Highway 152 from ...

IF ONE COMPONENT of an artistic performance is risk, John Larry Granger ended his current Santa Cruz County Symphony season with some fearless adventuring. Between March's performance of Stravinsky's ...

Where else but the Cabrillo Music Festival--or some B-movie house--would one expect Dracula to meet Frankenstein? Though not the first time music director Marin Alsop has made "camp" at her festival, ...

Looking to get away from the bombardment of Memorial Day car dealership and department store sales or the ubiquitous drunken neighbors' barbecue? Well, you're not alone. May 26-28, wine and culture ...