Growing Up in Santa Cruz

Growing Up in Santa Cruz

Local Businesses Need Your Help

We got some disturbing news recently from two local businesses we love. They are struggling badly...

Holiday Guide

Here are some gift ideas for both kids and adults...

The Play’s The Thing

How is it the holidays already? Wasn’t it just summer? Isn’t it still summer? It sure feels like it...

Scrooge is Coming to Town

Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional repertory theatre company staging...

Local Parents Find a Circle of Support in Aptos

The journey of pregnancy, birth and parenting is humbling, joyful, vulnerable and more than a little...

Holiday Classic Comes to Mountain Community Theater

Miracle on 34th Street, the play based on the 1947 novel by Valentine Davies is a long-standing...

SpongeBob SquarePants Swims into Cabrillo

Cabrillo College’s theater department is no stranger to musical theater. Cabrillo Stage mounts a...

Strategies to Build Resilience and Emotional Strength

According to Webster’s, resilience is the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from...

Meaningful Alternatives to Holiday Checks and Cash

Gifts of money are often received (and spent) with joy and appreciation that lasts about as long as...

Mi Casa Es Tu Casa Exhibit Opens

Pajaro Valley Arts has opened their current and annual exhibit, “Mi Casa es Tu Casa” at their Sudden...

Tips for a Winning College Application

College-bound seniors are off to a busy season as they juggle their 12th-grade classes and between...

Deepening Unique Relationships with Your Children

“Our jobs, other responsibilities, and numerous distractions, make it difficult to devote individual...

Early Education Local Families Can Trust

Choosing the right early education program for your child is a critical decision that shapes their...

Visible and Invisible

This year I have the honor of guiding our senior class in carrying out a capstone project. They came...