Sometimes even a great town looks better in the rearview mirror. Fortunately, several worthwhile destinations lie within an easy day’s drive from Santa Cruz.
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Santa Cruz Guide: Famous People
Some big stars have walked the streets of our fair town. Here are some worth bragging about.
Santa Cruz Guide: Meet The Townies
Town-gown friction is so last century. The locals love the students and the students love the locals, even if everybody doesn’t know it yet. Here are some cheap ways to get out and make friends with the natives.
Santa Cruz Guide: Tattoos & Piercing
Move to Santa Cruz, get a tattoo—fine. It’s a time-honored tradition. But read this first.
Santa Cruz Guide: Sex
If Santa Cruz were a person, she’d be making her way through the Kama Sutra and have the best condom collection ever. Here are some helpful local resources for everybody’s favorite pastime.
Santa Cruz Guide: Dance Nights
It’s easier to dance the night away when you know where to go. Here are the best dance nights in Santa Cruz, from house to swing.
Rita Hosking: Northern California Mountain Girl
Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack were one of the first acts at the Strawberry Music Festival last year, the semi-annual hoedown and family camp-fest in the Sierras. Hosking and her band blew past most of the other acts.
Santa Cruz Guide: After Midnight
Eat pumpkins, don’t turn into one. There’s plenty to do after the witching hour—get a cab ride home and order some cookies, eat, drink some more, see a movie… read on for more suggestions.
PLATED: Creative Libations
Creativity Under the Influence at MAH and something big underway in the Westside dining world.
UC: Home of the Fee
Last week, the UC Office of the President proposed a plan to the UC Regents that would raise tuition at least 8 percent, with the possibility of increases of as much as 16 percent—the difference would depend on state funding—every year through 2016. What are UC fees? Where do they come from? Why do they keep rising? Here is a primer.
