Pride is in the air
The annual Santa Cruz Pride Parade and Festival in downtown Santa Cruz unfolded Sunday under warm and sunny conditions with thousands taking part in the upbeat parade.
Connecting with her roots
Born and raised Watsonville, singer Coral Price is no stranger to the stage and is aiming to take her career in a fresh direction with a new solo act.
The ride of a lifetime
A total of 2,200 riders participating in the AIDS/LifeCycle, a 545-mile fundraising bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, passed through Watsonville on Monday.
Typical warm weekend on tap
Seasonal weather is on tap for the weekend, with patchy clouds starting off Saturday and Sunday, which will break up both days into the late morning to warm and sunny conditions.
Wetsuit pioneer Jack O’Neill dies
Jack O’Neill, described as a surfer, ocean lover, boating enthusiast, wetsuit pioneer and founder of the eponymous worldwide surf company, died Friday surrounded by family in his Pleasure Point home. He was 94.
Remembering LaFortune
About eight years ago, New School Community Day School teacher Louis LaFortune began working on a garden there with a handful of his fellow teachers.
RTC approves five-year transportation plan
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission approved a five-year plan Thursday that outlines projects throughout the county that will be funded by Measure D.
Teen arrested with gun at school
A Soquel High School senior was taken out of class and arrested Thursday after he was found with a loaded handgun in his backpack, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Sgt. Chris Clark said.
How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago
For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept...
