Good Times editor Brad Kava shares his thoughts about the 50th Anniversary of Good Times, plus a quote, a photo, and good ...

SEASIDE ATTRACTION The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Photo: Tarmo Hannula Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (1907) Santa Cruz has had a world class amusement park since 1907, and it’s been managed by the Santa ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors has approved an express building permitting process with a potential walk-up desk after years of complaints from local residents and builders. The ...

ARIES March 21-April 19 Greek philosopher Socrates declared, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” That extreme statement is a foundational idea of Western philosophy. It’s hard to do! To be ...

IRIS I’ve always wanted to go to Greece, mostly because of Mamma Mia! It’s so pretty there, and the architecture is something I would really love to see. I’ve never been on a cruise before, and I ...

What did you learn about food from your mom? BENJAWAN BAYNARD: She was very good at being detail-oriented and paying attention to all the little things when cooking. And she would remember the ...

This is Santa Cruz, the home of NHS, Santa Cruz Skateboards, The Boardroom, and Derby skatepark. Skateboarding is a part of the city’s DNA. There’s another kind of skating that’s just as important to ...

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. —Karl Marx, Theses on Feuerbach, #11, 1845 The loss of Mike Rotkin—former mayor of Santa Cruz, ...

When a book lover steps into her favorite bookstore, her blood pressure drops and her mind opens. She breathes a sigh of relief, as if she’s managed to reach an old friend. As she spots her favorite ...

Featured articles from Santa Cruz county that were on the cover of the Good Times newspaper.

The Ukulele Club led him to his band, Cruz Control, which started in 2010 when he and fellow band members Stan Parola and Gary Cunningham met there and started jamming. “Everybody always said, ‘It ...