Cover Story: Z Is for Zen:
Santa Cruz hits the Z spot with a place that celebrates effortless car cool from a lost era.

Nüz: Longtime KUSP station manager and local arts fixture Peter Troxell passed away.

Memory Dump: A heartbroken Jim Carrey can't seem to let go of Kate Winslet in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'

Into the Past: Medieval actors catch the conscience of the past in 'The Reckoning.'

Are You Exspearienced?: Michael Franti and Ziggy Marley unite to form the flat-out healthiest tour this world has ever seen.

Closer to Fine: Todd Snider is just happy to be here at all.

The Rock Show: The Levis; Fishbone; Keller Williams.

This Ain't No Bake Sale: Aptos Academy goes Greek for another of its innovative international fundraisers.

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