Right out of the gate, Toubab Krewe connected with both lovers of so-called “world” music – the sort of listeners who thrilled to the music of Ali Farka Touré – as well as with aficionados of the jam ...

Enter for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz or San Jose. Buy, Sell, trade, new & used, CDs, LPs, tapes, videos, laserdiscs, DVDs, new releases, old releases.

Santa Cruz honors legendary vocalist Tammi Brown with a March 22 tribute concert at the Coconut Grove Ballroom, benefiting the American Cancer Society.

Author Linda Rosewood presents A Circle Outside, a novel inspired by Santa Cruz’s feminist communities, with upcoming local readings in March.

Dave Alvin’s psychedelic folk band The Third Mind brings improvisational, mind-bending jams to Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz.

Two new Santa Cruz bars, The Hotel and Alley Oop, bring fresh energy, inventive cocktails and historic ambiance to downtown.

Originals Pizza in Soquel serves inventive Mexican-style pizzas, blending bold flavors like chorizo, jalapeño and cilantro ...

Legendary Santa Cruz chef Jozseph Schultz shares his philosophy on food, community and culture as he prepares to lead a ...

Santa Cruz County residents received notices about chromium-6 in drinking water. Here’s what the levels mean, how they ...

Discover how the Mediterranean diet supports healthy, glowing skin with foods rich in antioxidants, healthy fats and collagen-boosting nutrients.

Santa Cruz culinary legend Jozseph Schultz is trading the kitchen for Bali, guiding a food-focused journey through markets, temples and the deeper meaning of shared meals.