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Sail away on the Chardonnay ll.

  The Chardonnay II has been offering locals and visitors alike here in Santa Cruz an experience of a lifetime for years.  Unlike anything else you might experience here in our exquisite town, the Chardonnay II takes you on a journey filled with excitement, laughter, movement, sea life, and a fresh perspective of the our [...]

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April’s Restaurant of the Month

Congratulation to the Crows Nest for receiving Local Restaurant of the Month. On a beautiful spring day I sat down with Crows Nest owner Charles Maier to talk about one of the hottest restaurants in town. SCW: Congratulations on receiving Local Restaurant of the Month! How long has the Crows Nest been serving amazing food [...]

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Phillips/Scott Firestorm

By: Neil Pearlberg   For American fashion designer Jeremy Scott, the rise to stardom has certainly been two fold. His reputation has flourished having been built from a compilation of outrageous designs for celebrities, musicians, and the rich and famous. However, his name and work is also surrounded amongst controversy for his blatant plagiarizing, of [...]

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Miracle Aquaponics: Planting the Seed

Are you tired of eating genetically modified produce from the grocery store? Maybe you’ve already started a garden in your backyard to combat the GMOs. But then the hassle of weeding, watering, and fertilizing your plants can become arduous; a garden is a huge investment of time, money, and labor. That’s why local entrepreneur Pierre [...]

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Burger! “Aptos beer and burger lovers score huge with opening of Burger.”

Beer and burger enthusiast were sent packing in search of the next best watering hole after The Britannia Arms in Aptos shut down just a few months ago, but they didn’t have to wait long.  Before they knew it, BURGER popped up and was ready to take in all the weary folks who were anxious to [...]

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Vince Broglio – Resin Artist Extraordinaire

Vince Broglio is a local big wave surfer, surfboard glasser, and happenstance artist.  Yes, his art was a sort of twist of fate.  It is unique, to say the least, and absolutely stunning.  He happily fell into resin sculpturing after already being a finely-tuned glasser and a commented on how cool the drips of dried [...]

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The EcoBoard

To an uninformed observer such as myself, surfing can seem like one of the most eco-friendly sports around. It’s a relatively small community (since there is only so much coastline in the world to be surfed) and surfers only need their boards and suits to hit the waves. What isn’t immediately apparent is that most [...]

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Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn – It’s the newest “old” destination! Fine foods and good times, guaranteed!

We have many fine restaurants  here in Santa Cruz that are worth a regular visit, but every now and then it essential to break from our normal foodie habits and go  just a few minutes up the scenic coast to relish in our sustenance desires in a dissimilar location.   Davenport Roadhouse is your next great [...]

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Showdown in Surftown

SCW:  What sparked the idea behind “Showdown in Surf town?”   SIS: Santa Cruz has a very high level of martial arts in the community. There is a great number of people in this area who understand the athleticism and beauty behind most combative sports. Therefore, there was already an audience.  MMA competitions are all [...]

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Seaglass 101 with Leslie Stabile of Bella Mare Sea Glass

SCW:  After visiting your website (http://bellamareseaglass.com) we were amazed on how many varieties and types of sea glass there are!  I guess you can say “not all sea glass is created equal.”  Out of all the different colors and varieties which ones are fairly common and which ones are super rare?   LS:  The most [...]

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Hippie Market

  The hippie market is next door to my office. I buy a sandwich there almost every day. There’s no other place nearby to get food, and I’m too lazy to make my own lunch. The deli at the market is excellent. The people are friendly, and though they prepare the sandwiches with a plodding [...]

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Plastic Bags – Banned?

Superior Court Judge Teri Jackson recently upheld a San Francisco ordinance banning plastic bans from most retail locations in the city. On October 1st the new ban will go into effect and retailers affected by the ordinance will begin charging customers 10 cents for each paper bag that they use. Any store caught failing to [...]

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