Last Wednesday evening, the Santa Cruz GreenWharf Project received the state’s most prestigious environmental honor for 2014: The Governor’s Environmental and Econo...
The Creamer Hotel in Felton, California (now known as the Cremer House) is rumored to have harbored both prostitutes and contraband liquor within its sturdy walls. As the...
Many thanks to Archer Koch of MultiRotorCam.com for permission to use of this video. Concrete Ships: Early Days The oldest known concrete ship was a dingy built in southe...
If you live along or visit the west coast of California you have likely seen various types of structures designed to stop the coastline from eroding. Two common ways to d...
Santa Cruz’s cultural identity and economic well being are tied up with tourism and surfing in the beautiful Monterey Bay. Monterey Bay is an important marine ecosy...
As land dwellers we think of springtime as the time of year when animals mate and have babies. In the sea, many mammals birth their young in the thick of winter. Elephant...
Have you ever wondered why much of the Westside of Santa Cruz and all the agricultural fields just north of it are so flat, or why many of the hills climb upwards like a...
In the early 1900s, the area from Lighthouse Point to Bay Street was often called Millionaire’s Row because of its many fine mansions. Most of the mansions were in...
The narrow lanes and dangerously tight curves of California’s Highway 17 have earned it ominous nicknames like “Killer 17” and “Blood Alley”. In the mid-60s philanthropis...
All of downtown Santa Cruz is essentially built on the natural floodplain of the San Lorenzo River. Structures to control flooding along the river have been built since t...
