Gus Van Sant’s moving new biopic of gay-rights icon Harvey Milk is an inspiring story of American-style hope and optimism
Movies
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San Francisco giant
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A princess no more
Former ‘Princess Diaries’ star Anne Hathaway makes a bid for serious credibility in her role as a guilt-ridden addict in …
Music
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Seattle start-up
The so-called ‘grunge’ movement that spawned Nirvana and Pearl Jam began with pioneering Seattle bands like Mudhoney
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Cruz Jazz
How did Santa Cruz become such a rich and varied epicenter for jazz? Ken Koenig’s intriguing film ‘Santa Cruz Swings’ …
The Arts
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O, say can you see?
The ongoing exhibit ‘Visual Politics’ at the Santa Cruz Art League is one of many such exhibits taking place across …
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Eyewitness to war
Santa Cruz’s Jeremiah Ridgeway served his country in combat in Afghanistan, and found his vision as an aspiring photojournalist at …
Dining
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Going garbonzos
Inexpensive, eco-friendly and very tasty, the Mediterranean food at Falafel of Santa Cruz has attracted chickpea-hungry crowds for more than …
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The beautiful life
There are plenty of reasons to love the appealing Aptos bistro La Bella Vita, but it all begins and ends …
Stage
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Meet Mr. Jammin
The performer/director known as Ben Jammin is the unstoppable force in Santa Cruz’s family theater community
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‘Willows’ a triumph
Going back to its Holiday Show roots, Shakespeare Santa Cruz marks the 100th anniversary of Kenneth Grahame’s ‘Wind in the …
Locals
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The bio of Bayo
Nigerian-born Santa Cruz designer I.B. Bayo brings a vivid African sensibility to his wearable art
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From stage to page
Santa Cruz improv icon Clifford Henderson brings her wit and wisdom to the literary world with her first novel ‘The …
