Good Times tells the inspiring story of The Homeless Garden Project, the people who make it happen, and the lives it benefits ...

Santa Cruz Comedy Festival runs Oct. 1–5, bringing laughs to venues of all kinds. Good Times' Sean Rusev has who and where.

Here comes the Hating and Mating Season. I want to help you minimize the “hating” part and maximize the “mating” part, so I will offer useful suggestions. 1. To the degree that you can, dissolve ...

Few of the vegetables grown in the 21st century are in their original wild form. Many are the result of crossbreeding carried out by humans. The intention is to increase the nutritional value of the ...

My horoscopes don’t necessarily answer questions that are foremost in your awareness. This might annoy you. But consider this: My horoscopes may nevertheless nudge you in unexpected directions that ...

The passion of Tim Flannery and the Lunatic Fringe comes through every note they play—truly just a group of friends doing what they love with who they love.

In 2015, a large earthquake struck Nepal, registering 7.8 on the Richter scale. It was so powerful, it shrunk Mt. Everest. I mention this, Aries, because I suspect you will generate good fortune in ...

'If local legislators are not willing to come out and protect the community members," says Santa Cruz Anti-Imperialist League member Amelia McDonald, "then the documented community needs to organize ...

"In Chinese, eight is a lucky number, so Lucky 8--L8," explains Zhen Wang about the name of the restaurant he owns with his wife, Ying, at 431 Front St. "But people pronounce it 'late.' When we first ...

A 27-year-old Santa Cruz man died on Highway 1 early Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash. California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said the man, who has not been named, was driving ...

JOAN JETT is a real conundrum. On the one hand, she's a seminal punk-rock icon, a groundbreaking female rocker who has inspired and influenced countless musicians of the same gender, and a woman who, ...

Everyone thinks nursing homes are where seniors get walkers, hearing aids and an addiction to bingo. But for 98-year-old photographer Seema Weatherwax, the Santa Cruz-based La Posada nursing home was ...