Many locals know Ben Davis Jr. as a painter, the resident artist at Santa Cruz’s Sones Cellars. His work is so colorful and bright it almost seems to glow. But as he sits in the Sones Cellars tasting room, sipping a glass of Cancion Del Mar, he has an entirely different kind of glow on his mind.
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Craft Brewers Look to Santa Cruz
Emily Thomas, owner and brewer at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing was selected by the Brewers Association to speak at the annual Craft Brewers Conference last week in Washington, D.C. Thomas, a top micro-brewing entrepreneur talked at the brew-expo about creative fundraising, something she has done with flair at her popular brewery in the Ingalls Street complex.
Councilmember to Weigh Homeless Funding
It’s much too soon, Vice Mayor Lynn Robinson says, to discuss any cuts to the Homeless Services Center’s day programs. Some worry such cuts would not make Santa Cruz any safer.
Letters to the Editor, Mar. 27 - April 2
Readers write-in about the MAH, the Tannery, the crime wave and Tom Tomorrow in this mixed bag of letters.
Harbor High Football Fans Look for Light
In towns across the country, there’s only one place to be on a Friday night in autumn: the local high school football stadium. That’s why a grandmother and athletic director are teaming up to raise money for new stadium lights.
City, County Leaders on Needle Program Changes
The Santa Cruz needle exchange has moved for now, but the debate over its future is far from over. It has been two months since city attorney John Barisone came down with a case of political amnesia and said he’d never heard of the 20-year-old institution.
Signs of Change in Shooting Aftermath
After Santa Cruz’s violent crime spike that started with a drive-by homicide and culminated in the shooting of two SCPD officers, here are five signs of change in the Santa Cruz landscape.
Big Week for Santa Cruz Wine
Bonny Doon tasting room to move to Davenport, Pinot Paradise summit returns.
Letters to the Editor: Mar 20-26
Readers take on public safety, desal and the Second Amendment.
Innovator Drives Museum’s Success
Called a “museum visionary” by Smithsonian magazine, Nina Simon and her staff—one of whom moved here from Sweden solely for the chance to learn from her—have transformed downtown’s Museum of Art and History (MAH) from a traditional and largely unknown museum into a thriving, active hub for the entire city of Santa Cruz by asking one question: “How do we take what makes participation work on the web and embed it into a physical space?”
