UC Santa Cruz graduate and Mission Hill Creamery owner Dave Kumec sits down with CHP to discuss the grand re-opening of his organic, artisan ice cream shop.

City council member David Terrazas is working with UCSC dining services to expand campus Flexi dollars to downtown businesses. The goals of the collaboration include providing a variety of options for students and putting more money into the local economy.

The Transportation Commission, Public Works, and the Downtown Commission held a special joint meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3  to vote on whether or not to turn Pacific Avenue into a two-way street. Due to traffic concerns, the proposal was quickly postponed to allow further study.

On Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at L’Atelier Salon, stylists will volunteer their time offering haircuts and selling raffle tickets to benefit cancer and HIV/AIDS research and treatment programs at City of Hope, a clinical research center located in Southern California. This annual nationwide campaign is in its fourth year at L’Atelier Salon.

With full body costumes that cover even his face and his accordion, Frank Lima, also known as The Great Morgani, is quite the street performer, entertaining the community with his class and music.

A rally in response to the House’s recent vote to cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood services was held last Saturday at noon. Students and community members attended.

Last week Borders announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and would be “reorganizing” the company, resulting in the closure of 200 stores including the Borders on Pacific Avenue. The partial closure of the national megastore highlights the shift taking place in print media to electronic books and Internet booksellers.

It started with a Facebook campaign but now it could be a reality, as In-N-Out could finally come to the city of Santa Cruz. The idea has been tossed around before, being stopped mostly by the legal drive-through limitations, but the hype is hitting an all-time high.

Greg Laughlin speaks about his work uncovering planets, including those very much like Earth, in other solar systems, at the 10th Annual Halliday Lecture.

Approximately 25,000 ghouls, goblins and Gagas clogged downtown Santa Cruz to take part in Halloween festivities. They were joined by over 100 law enforcement officers surveying the scene by foot, car and helicopter who were there to keep the peace.