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Best of Santa Cruz County 2023: COMMUNITY LIFE
Beach Twin Lakes State Beach E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz RUNNERS-UP Seacliff State Beach, Capitola City Beach Bike Ride Wilder Ranch RUNNERS-UP West Cliff Drive, Forest of Nisene Marks State Park...
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Best of Santa Cruz County 2023: ARTS & CULTURE
Art Event Open Studios Art Tour santacruzopenstudios.com RUNNER-UP Capitola Art & Wine Festival Art Gallery (retail) Curated by the Sea 703 Front St., Santa Cruz, 408-250-2224, curatedbythesea.com...
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Best of Santa Cruz County 2023: HEALTH & RECREATION
Acupuncturist/ Acupuncture Clinic Spring Smith, LAC – Santa Cruz Family Acupuncture 550 Water St., #3, Santa Cruz, 331-6901, santacruzfamilyacupuncture.com RUNNERS-UP Dr. Beth Dorsey, LAC – Points For...
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Best of Santa Cruz County 2023: EDITOR’S PICKS
Best Place to Switch Up Your Coffee Order MARIPOSA COFFEE BAR Mariposa Coffee Bar feels unique within Santa Cruz. Brightly colored velvet couches and pillows pop out from a dark interior, and the smell...
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Best of Santa Cruz County 2023: SHOPPING & SERVICES
Adult Store Camouflage 1329 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-7613, shop-camouflage.com RUNNERS-UP Frenchy’s, Good Vibrations Alternative Health Services Santa Cruz Core 317 Potrero St., Ste. C, Santa...
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Best of Santa Cruz County 2023
Last year’s Best of Santa Cruz County was a testament to perseverance. Following two years of pandemic-induced hardships and uncertainty, the community came out of lockdown with a newfound commitment...
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Geezer Talk
“Oh sweetie, you don’t have to call yourself that!” says the woman in the long grocery line as we converse casually. She tells me she’s a local, having grown up in Salinas. My first job in TV news was...
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A Lifetime of First and Final Drafts
June Smith tells the story of how and why she writes As I look back over the years, I realize I’ve followed in the footsteps of my paternal grandfather, Edwin, a longtime newspaper columnist. Perhaps,...
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Traveling the Coast One Step at a Time
They walk along the coast or in the coast, depending on obstacles You are from Santa Cruz if you know that summer starts at noon. So, we know the overcast morning will lead to a golden afternoon when...
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Take My AARP Card, Please.
Performing comedy in the 21st Century all while aging like a ripe melon. My name is DNA and I’ve performed stand-up comedy in Santa Cruz and beyond since 2005. I’m 61. Even when I started out, I was...
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